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为aggie的揭露,曾经住院,三天的处方药,医院收取11,000.00美元,而曾经一个月的药只付80美元。 幸好有保险,否则多病几次,要等着倾家荡产了)
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为Nim的曝料不亚于CNN。他在急诊室等了3~5个小时,终于盼到救星,面谈2分钟,收费1000美元;更雷人的是,没有输液,却收取输液针头的费用,高达1,500美金)