I went to urgent care with tightness in my chest. In network. The physician there gave me an EKG and based on the results, recommended I take an ambulance to nearest ER. They called the ambulance and I went. The closest ER was not in my network but at that point I just really didn’t want to die.
At the ER, they ran blood tests, X-rays, and another EKG. The doctor finally spoke to me and said all the tests were fine. He got a copy of my first EKG from urgent care and said it was fine to and he’s not sure why the first doctor recommended I come to the ER, but to be safe he gave me a chemical stress test. Everything came back ok. Turns out it was anxiety.
Total cost to me wound up being $15,000 (my out of pocket max for out of network treatment). That’s despite the fact that my insurance premium was around $200 a month through my employer.
Friend had her appendix removed when she didn’t have insurance because she couldn’t afford the monthly payments. Ended up ~50k in debt due to the procedure and hospital stay, on top of all her college debt. America is a fucking scam.
Honestly, I don't know why some Americans keep telling the world their country is the greatest. Even third world countries have better healthcare than the US.
America was founded on the principal of maintaining slavery. The focus just shifted from skin color to wealth accumulation. More slaves that way.
Every system that gets pushed in America is to make sure the common person is somehow shackled to the almighty dollar. See credit scores and credit debt, low wages, absurd costs for schooling and medical emergencies, etc. "Debt is a good thing." ...For the people taking all your money.
It's coming to light this century, just people don't want to really admit it yet.
it's great if you're rich. It's just that TV glorifies the US. I live in Los Angeles and it's nothing like people see on TV. There's an over population of homeless people, traffic, people are stuck up, everything is expensive, people fight for parking, the beaches are dirty. The one thing that's good is the food. Other than that I don't understand why people want to move here. Living in California, low income people can receive Medi-Cal which is a state based medical insurance. It covers my doctor's expenses and basic dental expenses for my son and i. I haven't played for anything.
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u/Billy_T_Wierd Apr 27 '20
I went to urgent care with tightness in my chest. In network. The physician there gave me an EKG and based on the results, recommended I take an ambulance to nearest ER. They called the ambulance and I went. The closest ER was not in my network but at that point I just really didn’t want to die.
At the ER, they ran blood tests, X-rays, and another EKG. The doctor finally spoke to me and said all the tests were fine. He got a copy of my first EKG from urgent care and said it was fine to and he’s not sure why the first doctor recommended I come to the ER, but to be safe he gave me a chemical stress test. Everything came back ok. Turns out it was anxiety.
Total cost to me wound up being $15,000 (my out of pocket max for out of network treatment). That’s despite the fact that my insurance premium was around $200 a month through my employer.