...huge E.R. bill for duck itch treatment!
....ok lets take a little bit closer look at my girlfriend's bill from the Speare Hospital, Plymouth, NH, emergency room for her bad allergic, swollen arms and hands reaction to the duck itch.......contact with the microscopic parasite was first made on Monday afternoon, Sept 3, Labor day, in the shallow and very wavy waters of Lake Winnipesaukee, and E.R. room treatment was on Thursday, Sept 6, at about 5:30-pm ....for one hour or less
....looking at the hospital statement....
pharmacy general.....$4.00 for two prednisone tablets
E.R. general .......$545.00
professional fee for the medical doctor .....$375.00
for a total of $924
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...after her insurance company processed the claim from the hospital, the hospital sent her an invoice for a total due of $508.86 ..... and take a 15% discount if paid by November 1 .... and pay $432.53 to settle the bill ...
...at these prices....is the E.R. providing medical care....or is it a system that's more like organized crime?
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... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!
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