[Jim Noble]

My sister's daughter recently spent about two weeks in ICU with severe pneumonia. Happily she recovered. The bill (which are still coming in) is pushing half a million dollars... While I'm sympathetic to the writer of this article, someone is making money. A lot of money.

Her care probably cost close to that, if not more.

What do you think it costs to have that ICU available so your niece could be admitted to it at any time, 24/7/365?

And who do you think should pay for that cost?

[DB]

First, I don't believe it cost that much to care for her. Not even close.

Second, I didn't say I thought someone else should be stuck with the bill.

Third, it is just as available to the other 50,000 people in the area as it was to her. Her bill came to about $35,000 a day.

Forth, we don't charge the entire cost of the fire department since the last fire to the next fire victim just because they had a fire.