Derek_Plumber
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Do doctors and hospitals really really care about their patients, or is it all about big bucks and medical corporations?
As a person who's wife doen not have medical insurance, I would like to address your question.
My wife was hopsitalized for cavatal pneumonia, which was really bad, and it took several day of very high priced drugs, after all the tests they ran to discover what the problem was, but the attending doctor refused to charge for her services, and the hospital reduced the bill about 93% because she did not have insurance, and we did not qualify for financial assistance. Of course there were several other bills from labs, consultants, and etc. but they, along with the hospital, were willing to work with me, allowing me to pay in monthly installments, ranging from $150 per month, down to some as low as $10 per month, with no interest.
So I believe that doctors and hospitals do care about their patients. Also there was no money required up front to admit, or treat her.
This is wonderful! You should send a "thank you" to all who helped your wife. Few medical stories end with this kind of happy ending. Most medical bills are highly inflated, (recently I saw $54 for a single pill that cost less than a buck at the pharmacy). The bills are inflated to punish the uninsured, and to make those of us with insurance think insurance is a great deal.
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