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Mr. Blue Sky said:
I have #humblebragged on here before about this, but recently had an experience here in Thailand last weekend that really drove home for me (again) how broken the American healthcare system is.. Last week i hurt my ribs when i took a bad fall while playing tennis with a young guy , yes it made me feel ancient .. after a few days of trying to tough it out, i had many people here, including a woman im seeing who is a registered nurse, cardiac & thoracic, telling me “you need go hospital”… the culture here is different; in the US, most people seem to put off going to the doctor as long as possible , whereas here people will go to the hospital for the seemingly most minor things.. so I went to one of the large hospitals here in Bangkok, the same one id gone to last year when i had what i thought was covid, just to rule out a fracture or something internal.. upon entering the ER, with no wait on a Sunday around lunchtime, i had a nurse taking my vitals and asking me questions in almost perfect English.. in another 5 minutes, i was meeting with a doctor, an Internist i believe but im not sure, it all happened so fast lol.. he sent me for X-rays and- good news- it was nothing serious, no fracture just a contusion (bruise).. he prescribed a painkiller and a muscle relaxer, and then i went to check out.. at the moment i have no employer health insurance policy, so i am self-insuring.. i wondered if the X-rays would push the cost of the visit up to something more expensive and familiar to me like what id experienced in hospitals back home in America.. i pulled out my credit card, and the cashier told me that my grand total for the ER visit, the consultation with the physician, the X-rays and the meds- came to 3600 baht.. or about $105 US dollars.. i gladly paid it, and it reminded me of one of the major reasons i decided to relocate out here .

All of this in a place that more resembled a Four Seasons than a medical facility


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I had to have a pelvic ultrasound a few weeks ago. Since I had not yet met my deductible, it cost me about $1200 out of pocket. The total cost for the Ultrasound - $4700

This was just precautionary diagnostic. Not even an actual problem/condition/etc. imagine if I needed other things done or the ultrasound revealed a real problem. Even once I meet my deductible, I’m still on the hook for 20%. Imagine if I needed some kind of treatment in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Eff this place & it’s “healthcare”
 
I feel bad for his kids. That's about it.


ETA- if he was a good dad. A lot good but also a lot of crappy dads in all walks of life
 
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Rickboy said:
Yea, my sympathy doesn't apply to pre-existing jerks that kinda deserve it.

EDIT: So my question is, who's next? You know there will be copycats. I bet Anthem's CEO is making herself scarce.
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I've read that Cigna and other major insurer CEO's and execs are actually assigned security when travelling, etc.

For some reason, UHC's guy didn't feel he needed security. Someone knew this and acted on it.
 
Eeyore said:
What everybody seems to be missing is that it's a national story when a rich, white guy gets murdered in New York City.

People get murdered there every day. Just not rich ones.

Why do we care more when a rich one dies?
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and for the same reason, they will most likely catch this guy pretty quickly while many of those other murders will remain unsolved
 
CapitalCitySaint said:
I had to have a pelvic ultrasound a few weeks ago. Since I had not yet met my deductible, it cost me about $1200 out of pocket. The total cost for the Ultrasound - $4700

This was just precautionary diagnostic. Not even an actual problem/condition/etc. imagine if I needed other things done or the ultrasound revealed a real problem. Even once I meet my deductible, I’m still on the hook for 20%. Imagine if I needed some kind of treatment in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Eff this place & it’s “healthcare”
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Years ago when i had surgery to repair my achilles, i received the billing from the outpatient facility where it was performed.

On it, there were TWO (2) entries for "anesthesia" that totaled almost $2600. So i called.

Turns out that its common. The first entry was for the Anesthetist in the OR administering. the second charge was for the "head anesthesiologist" who was present at the facility, in the event something went wrong. IIRC i even posted here about post surgery.

Then i discover that the outpatient facility where surgery was performed, was owned by a group of drs...all 3 of them were Anesthesiologists.

It was pretty eye-opening to see the charges on the billing. ( and i too had to meet the 20% - which was around $4k iirc )

My Ortho charge ( ill never forget ) was $750. and HE DID THE ACTUAL SURGERY !!!


Its a !@#$@!# cat and mouse game played by both. And they would have you believe they are adversaries ( Drs vs Insurance ) , when in fact, they are not. I think thats the most frustrating aspect.
 

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