beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhen I ask the hospital how much the operation costs and they start saying words like "deductible" and "co-pay" and "out-of-network":i.kym-cdn.comimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1147file-text
arrow-up1147imageWhen I ask the hospital how much the operation costs and they start saying words like "deductible" and "co-pay" and "out-of-network":i.kym-cdn.combeep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareswitcheroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 days agoNothing says “American” quite like asking how much is this life saving procedure gonna cost before you consider it… Bonus for how hospitals ask how you are paying before they ask you what’s wrong.
minus-squareelephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days ago life saving procedure Not necessarily, there are a lot of procedures that improve one’s health without it being a life-threatening condition. Things like Lasik. hospitals ask how you are paying before Yes. The “system” we have is an utter travesty.
Nothing says “American” quite like asking how much is this life saving procedure gonna cost before you consider it…
Bonus for how hospitals ask how you are paying before they ask you what’s wrong.
Not necessarily, there are a lot of procedures that improve one’s health without it being a life-threatening condition. Things like Lasik.
Yes. The “system” we have is an utter travesty.