1. 00:21 28th Aug 2010

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    reblogged from: quickandcurious

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    jeninla: Today, I got a statement for my emergency appendectomy and two-day hospital stay. I now know firsthand that this post is not bullshit. I have never, ever been more thankful for health insurance. But, honestly, I’m beyond heartbroken thinking about those who are not as fortunate.

    jeninla:

    Today, I got a statement for my emergency appendectomy and two-day hospital stay. I now know firsthand that this post is not bullshit.

    I have never, ever been more thankful for health insurance. But, honestly, I’m beyond heartbroken thinking about those who are not as fortunate.

     
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    2. aaronbassett reblogged this from paulrobinson and added:
      I have been in hospital so often that the admission nurses knew all my details by heart (thank you rugby!), I’ve also...
    3. theouterdoor reblogged this from quickandcurious and added:
      Insurance or no insurance, these prices...OUT OF CONTROL. Look at the CT Scan line....
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    5. writer-a reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
      Can someone in the field please explain the $12,299.25 charge for a Cat Scan? And $3200 for the recovery room? Thanks,...
    6. doesntmatterdoesit reblogged this from deadlypotato and added:
      America, fuck yeaaaa…. :(
    7. deadlypotato reblogged this from tastiejam and added:
      If I ever get seriously ill/injured, you guys can consider me dead because I can’t afford to go to any hospitals.
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    9. andrewtsks reblogged this from screwrocknroll and added:
      Born into this Into hospitals which are so expensive that it’s cheaper to die [Bukowski] I don’t have health insurance,...
    10. rcoleman reblogged this from mikehudack
    11. rabsnyc said: My little ambulance trip to the Russian River hospital to get my stitches removed??? $5K. This is no joke. We are lucky girls for being insured.
    12. shemp65 reblogged this from molls and added:
      To all you asinine people fighting to “repeal” health-care reform… here’s your invoice for a two day stay. Pay up.
    13. aatombomb reblogged this from mikehudack and added:
      Yes. So we have a de facto system of perverse SOCIALISM (booga booga) that has built-in filters to keep the uninsured at...
    14. mikehudack reblogged this from section9
    15. krinajean reblogged this from worstfuckingideas and added:
      I can’t even imagine having to pay for doctors visits or hospital visits of A&E visits… Seems so absurd
    16. section9 reblogged this from caterpillarcowboy and added:
      Well, truth be told, if they don’t have it, they simply don’t pay. Then we do, yes?
     
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