Re: tanya and medical billing

JohnnyYooper wrote:
> Quick: i had a blood test done today at the doctors.
> $21.56 total. that was for the nurse who drew the blood,
> the needle and 2 vials, the paperwork, and someone to do
> whatever lab work they required. they could have told me
> $200 and i would have paid it and never known the
> difference. thats my point, nobody knows what theyre
> really paying for on some of these exobitant medical
> charges. i think there are tons of medical providers
> overcharging just because they can so easily get away
> with it, and the great majority of people go along with
> it because its the sacred medical industry. how dare we
> question what they charge.

I'd be very skeptical of that data point.
Was it a full blood work up?
What was the facility? Private practice? Public? Free clinic?
Sliding scale based on ability to pay? Subsidised by city,
state, federal funds? Could I walk in there with no
qualifications or declarations and get the same price?

-Quick


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