aggie I was in the hospital a few years ago. When I got the bill, I noticed that for 3 days of prescription pills (that I paid $80 a month for), I had been charged $11,000.00. Good thing I had insurance, but still......that's outrageous. (ID為aggie的揭露,曾經住院,三天的處方藥,醫院收取11,000.00美元,而曾經一個月的藥隻付80美元。 幸好有保險,否則多病幾次,要等著傾家蕩產了)
Nim: ......a few years ago I was taken by my family to the emergency room at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh, NC I waited for about 3 to 5 hours to be seen by an emergency doctor who spoke to me for about two minutes and a charge about $1000 appeared on my bill for that and the most bizarre was that they charged $1,500 for the IV needle they put on my arm even though no medications was ever given to me. (ID為Nim的曝料不亞於CNN。他在急診室等了3~5個小時,終於盼到救星,麵談2分鍾,收費1000美元;更雷人的是,沒有輸液,卻收取輸液針頭的費用,高達1,500美金)
msa6402010-03-28 21:34:26回複悄悄話
Those ignorant dentists always call me up and tell me what kind of work I need to do on my teeth. I did tooth cannel on my two teeth and have been suffering from the tooth pain ever since even though I didn't feel anything wrong before it.
eaater2010-03-28 19:22:50回複悄悄話
FYI:
這個mrd ID 的意思是: 我每次去醫院後,收到的帳單都很荒唐. 比如有一次,醫院給我打了IV, 用了個邦迪貼針眼,charge $300.
"mrd
I've never ever once been in a hospital.. received a bill that was not patently absurd. I've been charged 300$ for a bandage set to cover an IV..."
greatandes2010-03-28 17:03:01回複悄悄話
I don't think this is very common in US hospitals. I work in a hospital and the charge is very standardlized,with each service item (for example, nurses checking documents, measuring temperature, administering medication and medicine cost, etc.) The insurance company check every item of the order and will judge whether the hospital is over-charging or not.So it's not that easy to cheat the insurance companies!
Also, in the Emergency Department, 1/3 of the patients are without insurance.They add to the cost of the hospital
遊客留言 IP: 75.42.x.x 2010/3/29 10:58
(.com) 美國偷,搶的少見,但是騙子之多,為世界之最,不光是醫院醫生騙錢,律師騙錢,幾乎所有的修理行業都是大騙子,這裏是一個比誰更聰明的社會。美國這點好,騙子一看到你是明白人,也就算了。可是生病不同啊,我們不能像修車,補鞋一樣,逼急了就自己來,這還非得看醫生不可,我自己就是醫生,可是在美國還得看醫生,因為搞不到藥啊,而且藥貴的嚇人啊。所以,人們對醫生,對醫院,對醫療製度的恨,是可想而知的了。
遊客留言 IP: 174.95.x.x 2010/3/30 03:00
(.com) 個別現象反映了巨大的問題.
因為是保險公司或政府付,所有一般老百姓不管,保險公司也不管,費用多了可以多向保民們多收保費,保險公司的利潤就更高.
美國的醫院是獅子大張口,保險公司就地還錢,還有沒有醫保的人就賴帳,到了還是納稅人付單.
還是國內的一般疾病,費用封頂"好".
大謝諸位留下的墨寶,都一一拜讀學習了。
再謝!
看來家人來探親,還是先為他買份保險。。
我們看病從不問價的。
僅為這一點(很大一個點!),唱句社會主義好~~
因為沒買保險,就隻好掏腰包了。
收費高是真的。但向CNN爆料的那麼高﹐水份太大。
我還沒說全,但是要記住,必須咱一大幫人不去醫院買而去商店買才行,自己一個人不管用,人家不會理你的。應該是比如你讓你的親朋好友全去商店買。反正我先帶著我的親朋好友去商店買了啊!
我還沒說全,但是要記住,必須咱一大幫人不去醫院買而去商店買才行,比如你讓你的親朋好友全去商店買。反正我先帶著我的親朋好友去商店買了啊!
咱們人多力量大。
商界的規律不就是這樣嗎?兩個地方賣同一種東西,如果一個地方賣的便宜,顧客就全跑到那個地方去買了。另一個地方也隻好降價,否則就沒人來買了。這樣顧客才能回來點。商品也能降價。
你看這次醫改, 重點都沒放在cut cost. 隻看見tax rate going up...
哈哈哈,你洋爺爺搜刮民脂民膏你就聽著不舒服了?正如樓下oxford說的,你洋大爺再作惡也是偉大正確的,你這樣擦鞋,可惜他老人家認不認你這個外來奴才啊?
這個mrd ID 的意思是: 我每次去醫院後,收到的帳單都很荒唐. 比如有一次,醫院給我打了IV, 用了個邦迪貼針眼,charge $300.
"mrd
I've never ever once been in a hospital.. received a bill that was not patently absurd. I've been charged 300$ for a bandage set to cover an IV..."
門診的visiting,多數是十分鍾,花個千八的是常事。
另外,醫護人員短缺,醫院要花大價錢雇人也是原因之一。
博主把這文章刪了吧,我這已經西化了的看了特不舒服。
Also, in the Emergency Department, 1/3 of the patients are without insurance.They add to the cost of the hospital
認識有個人的父親從大陸探親,後來生病死在美國的醫院,欠下醫藥費九萬多元,幾個年薪10幾萬的子女當然是一文不出,那些錢最後誰付?當然是轉嫁到有保險的人身上,如果是公立醫院,當然是由納稅人付了。
"靠..."
一個小手術而已。