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)
msa6402010-03-28 21:34:26回复悄悄话
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回复悄悄话
FYI:
这个mrd ID 的意思是: 我每次去医院后,收到的帐单都很荒唐. 比如有一次,医院给我打了IV, 用了个邦迪贴针眼,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回复悄悄话
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
游客留言 IP: 75.42.x.x 2010/3/29 10:58
(.com) 美国偷,抢的少见,但是骗子之多,为世界之最,不光是医院医生骗钱,律师骗钱,几乎所有的修理行业都是大骗子,这里是一个比谁更聪明的社会。美国这点好,骗子一看到你是明白人,也就算了。可是生病不同啊,我们不能像修车,补鞋一样,逼急了就自己来,这还非得看医生不可,我自己就是医生,可是在美国还得看医生,因为搞不到药啊,而且药贵的吓人啊。所以,人们对医生,对医院,对医疗制度的恨,是可想而知的了。
游客留言 IP: 174.95.x.x 2010/3/30 03:00
(.com) 个别现象反映了巨大的问题.
因为是保险公司或政府付,所有一般老百姓不管,保险公司也不管,费用多了可以多向保民们多收保费,保险公司的利润就更高.
美国的医院是狮子大张口,保险公司就地还钱,还有没有医保的人就赖帐,到了还是纳税人付单.
还是国内的一般疾病,费用封顶"好".
大谢诸位留下的墨宝,都一一拜读学习了。
再谢!
看来家人来探亲,还是先为他买份保险。。
我们看病从不问价的。
仅为这一点(很大一个点!),唱句社会主义好~~
因为没买保险,就只好掏腰包了。
收費高是真的。但向CNN爆料的那麼高﹐水份太大。
我还没说全,但是要记住,必须咱一大帮人不去医院买而去商店买才行,自己一个人不管用,人家不会理你的。应该是比如你让你的亲朋好友全去商店买。反正我先带着我的亲朋好友去商店买了啊!
我还没说全,但是要记住,必须咱一大帮人不去医院买而去商店买才行,比如你让你的亲朋好友全去商店买。反正我先带着我的亲朋好友去商店买了啊!
咱们人多力量大。
商界的规律不就是这样吗?两个地方卖同一种东西,如果一个地方卖的便宜,顾客就全跑到那个地方去买了。另一个地方也只好降价,否则就没人来买了。这样顾客才能回来点。商品也能降价。
你看这次医改, 重点都没放在cut cost. 只看见tax rate going up...
哈哈哈,你洋爷爷搜刮民脂民膏你就听着不舒服了?正如楼下oxford说的,你洋大爷再作恶也是伟大正确的,你这样擦鞋,可惜他老人家认不认你这个外来奴才啊?
这个mrd ID 的意思是: 我每次去医院后,收到的帐单都很荒唐. 比如有一次,医院给我打了IV, 用了个邦迪贴针眼,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..."
门诊的visiting,多数是十分钟,花个千八的是常事。
另外,医护人员短缺,医院要花大价钱雇人也是原因之一。
博主把这文章删了吧,我这已经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
认识有个人的父亲从大陆探亲,后来生病死在美国的医院,欠下医药费九万多元,几个年薪10几万的子女当然是一文不出,那些钱最后谁付?当然是转嫁到有保险的人身上,如果是公立医院,当然是由纳税人付了。
"靠..."
一个小手术而已。