Got the first bill for my recent medical sabbatical. The grand total is $20,181.96, but my favorite part is the big letters on top saying “THIS IS NOT A BILL.” So the next step is to see what the insurance company says.
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The vast bulk of the bill is of course “Pharmacy General,” at over 12.5 thousand bucks, thanks to that dose of Remicade.
But $3812 for semi-private room and board?! You’ve got to be kidding! For a five-day stay, that comes to $762.40 a day. It was a nice place, but not near that nice! And the food was ok, but certainly nothing special.
That’s around a house payment a day. Unbelievable.
Maybe I should look into using a different place for my next sabbatical.
5 Responses
September 30th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Since you wife was your nurse for part of the time, maybe you can have that portion of your stay deducted :)
September 30th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
My new theory how to fix this countries exorbant medical bills. Abolish health insurance. Since no one can afford to pay these bills on their own, prices will be forced into a tailspin. The only people hurt are doctors, and the health insurance companies. Both of them have been doing well lately.
October 1st, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Yes, Tom, she is adorable.
October 4th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Tom, You are cracking me up! It is good to know that I am not the only one who keeps tabs on this kind of stuff! Next time, you are more than welcome to come up “to the mountain” for your sabbatical. Glad you are over it and taking care of that sweet baby girl!
October 4th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Their Spanish section needs some help.