Whew insurance, WTF hospitals?
Feb. 1st, 2014 05:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserI got my itemized bill from the hospital today. I have insurance (THANKFULLY), so it was sent for my information.
I was in the hospital exactly 14 days.
Total bill? $144,769
I nearly fell over. Just the hospital room and (awful) food cost $84,000 for the 14 days.
My antibiotic, the only one that worked, cost $250/dose when put in by the home nurse. When put in at the hospital? $3,990/dose.
I'd like to have a word with those who claim America has the greatest health care system in the world. The service I received was nearly 100% perfect, I have no complaints at all there, but the prices are just so unreasonable that 'unreasonable' doesn't even describe it.
One shot of nasal spray for a stuffy nose, put in by me, cost $179.
In related news, I'm still on the mend. Getting better every day, but still weak and little energy. Returning to work on Monday, so we'll see how that goes.
I was in the hospital exactly 14 days.
Total bill? $144,769
I nearly fell over. Just the hospital room and (awful) food cost $84,000 for the 14 days.
My antibiotic, the only one that worked, cost $250/dose when put in by the home nurse. When put in at the hospital? $3,990/dose.
I'd like to have a word with those who claim America has the greatest health care system in the world. The service I received was nearly 100% perfect, I have no complaints at all there, but the prices are just so unreasonable that 'unreasonable' doesn't even describe it.
One shot of nasal spray for a stuffy nose, put in by me, cost $179.
In related news, I'm still on the mend. Getting better every day, but still weak and little energy. Returning to work on Monday, so we'll see how that goes.
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Date: 2014-02-02 06:38 am (UTC)Glad to hear you are getting better, woohoo!
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Date: 2014-02-03 12:34 am (UTC)