Sedalia Dave Posted March 2 Posted March 2 WT_ You can't make this up. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Gsid5DzqM/
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 I’m wondering if the state is paying a subsidy to make up the difference for the uninsured.
Cypress Sun Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I don't know about it being Nationwide, but it's that way in Florida. Baycare has a 40% "discount" of their way overinflated prices if you're uninsured. I think it's that way statewide. I was uninsured last year (2024). I had a doctor appointment in February2024. My doctor missed my appointment that HE made a year in advance, they rescheduled my appointment for the next week. I went, they had me see a Nurse Practitioner...not my regular doc who is an MD. This doctor visit was simply to keep my BP meds current and a normal checkup. Entire thing took 15 minutes, got billed for $505.00 ($2,000 per hour) of which they graciously took 40% off which made the bill $300 mol. I went round and round with the bean counters at Baycare about the outrageous bill without any luck or reduction of the bill. I became eligible for Medicare late last year. My Baycare doctor's appointment (made a year ago) rolled around in February 2025. I purposefully missed the appointment without any cancellation notice. They didn't waste any time sending me a condescending missed appt. letter. Screw them. I have a new doctor and insurance, I'll see how that goes. IMO, the medical profession is no longer about healing people.....it's strictly about making money, a bunch of money. Just took me a long time to realize it.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: I don't know about it being Nationwide, but it's that way in Florida. Baycare has a 40% "discount" of their way overinflated prices if you're uninsured. I think it's that way statewide. I was uninsured last year (2024). I had a doctor appointment in February2024. My doctor missed my appointment that HE made a year in advance, they rescheduled my appointment for the next week. I went, they had me see a Nurse Practitioner...not my regular doc who is an MD. This doctor visit was simply to keep my BP meds current and a normal checkup. Entire thing took 15 minutes, got billed for $505.00 ($2,000 per hour) of which they graciously took 40% off which made the bill $300 mol. I went round and round with the bean counters at Baycare about the outrageous bill without any luck or reduction of the bill. I became eligible for Medicare late last year. My Baycare doctor's appointment (made a year ago) rolled around in February 2025. I purposefully missed the appointment without any cancellation notice. They didn't waste any time sending me a condescending missed appt. letter. Screw them. I have a new doctor and insurance, I'll see how that goes. IMO, the medical profession is no longer about healing people.....it's strictly about making money, a bunch of money. Just took me a long time to realize it. "Patients" are now "clients."
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 3 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: I don't know about it being Nationwide, but it's that way in Florida. Baycare has a 40% "discount" of their way overinflated prices if you're uninsured. I think it's that way statewide. I was uninsured last year (2024). I had a doctor appointment in February2024. My doctor missed my appointment that HE made a year in advance, they rescheduled my appointment for the next week. I went, they had me see a Nurse Practitioner...not my regular doc who is an MD. This doctor visit was simply to keep my BP meds current and a normal checkup. Entire thing took 15 minutes, got billed for $505.00 ($2,000 per hour) of which they graciously took 40% off which made the bill $300 mol. I went round and round with the bean counters at Baycare about the outrageous bill without any luck or reduction of the bill. I became eligible for Medicare late last year. My Baycare doctor's appointment (made a year ago) rolled around in February 2025. I purposefully missed the appointment without any cancellation notice. They didn't waste any time sending me a condescending missed appt. letter. Screw them. I have a new doctor and insurance, I'll see how that goes. IMO, the medical profession is no longer about healing people.....it's strictly about making money, a bunch of money. Just took me a long time to realize it. They have a deal with insurance companies that the insurance companies pay them a % of what they bill. When they bill the uninsured 60% they still get paid more than what the insurance companies would give them. And if you don’t pay them they make out on the income tax.
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 When my wife died in’09, ins. Cos. were billed about $330K and paid $144K and assured me this paid everything. Hospitals still sent me bills for small amounts. I called and asked for an itemized statement, was promised one, never got it.
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