GeoJack 821 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 $83,000.00 in just pharmacy cost for this rattlesnake bite. Pulled from FB, not me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devilishjim 162 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm concerned about the $462 for special services.. I dont think she was worth that much ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weaver hillbille 488 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS427&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=how%20to%20negotiate%20a%20hospital%20bill Never accept the bill at face value. It's always negotiable."7 Tips For Fighting And Paying A Big Hospital Bill - Forbeswww.forbes.com/sites/.../you-got-a-10000-hospital-bill-now-what/ ForbesSep 17, 2013 - If you get a four-figure, five-figure or six-figure hospital bill, what should ... These days, many hospitals can — and do — negotiate, if you ask.5 Expert Tips for Negotiating Your Medical Bills - US Newshealth.usnews.com/.../5-expert-tips-for-negoti... U.S. News & World ReportOct 16, 2014 - Medical billing advocates recommend the following best practices fornegotiating medical bills. Be a great record keeper. Know your stuff. Don't procrastinate. Consider all payment options. Recognize when you need help.How to Negotiate Medical Expenses before and after you ...www.clearpointcreditcounselingsolutions.org/how-to-negotiate-medical-... Apr 15, 2014 - First, we want to teach the skills of negotiating payments for medical bills. In most cases, the full price is unfair, and it can be lowered by having ...How to Negotiate Your Hospital Bill : MBAAbilladvocates.com/resources/how-to-negotiate-your-hospital-bill/ Hopefully, you've never had serious health issues that have resulted in a hospital stay. But if you have, you know that once your medical bills arrive, the financial ...Slash Your Medical Bills: 7 Ways to Haggle : MBAAbilladvocates.com/save-money/slash-medical-bills-7-ways-haggle/ Use the Right Words. Once you have pricing reference points, but before you've committed to the procedure, visit the billing person in the doctor's office or the manager of patient accounts at the hospital. This way, you can attempt to negotiate a discount before receiving treatment. Then, be clear and confident.Negotiate Medical Bills : MBAAbilladvocates.com/resources/negotiate-medical-bills/ More than ever, patients are starting to negotiate medical bills. If you receive medical bills that are far higher than you were expecting, there is probably a reason ...Don't Pay that Total. How to Negotiate Your Medical Bills ...www.foxbusiness.com/.../dont-pay-that-total-how-.................................." Edited July 21, 2015 by weaver hillbille Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I spent 45 minutes in the E Room. Received bill for $5,000. I ask them to break the bill down to show what I was paying for. I told them I'm not going to pay until they did. They never did and I never paid it. Notice that bill breaks nothing down? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 5 1/2 hours in the SR hospital here cost me over $26,000. Thieves took about a 1/3 to settle but the bill was over 3' long as I demanded itemized. $70 pillow, 30 for a tv,10 for a cup a water etc etc sic sic. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 LOL! The $25.00 Tylenol get up my nose. Before there was Insurance things sure was different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 And that was for the generic anti-venom..You should see how much name brand woulda run..SA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newriverblake 38 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Wow 153K for a snake bite! I better not get bite because, my wife would opt for the 5 cent 22 bullet and have me put down.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 821 Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Reading about those who provide the venom, most at no charge or very little. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Must be expensive to turn venom into anti-venom, bet they must have to use krypton or something Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2 129 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 It's the price we have to pay in order to have the best medical services in the world....most of it is negotiable if your paying cash. Otherwise you have to deal with the system we all created................ A friend of mine was bit a few years back...he took himself to the hospital and they gave him a price of around 10 grand if he paid in cash for a series of shots. he declined and went home...he was lucky it was a dry bit by a rattle snake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 wow now that could'a turned out terminal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) How is it the Best in the world when it cost you more the a House? My mother needed two heart valves replaced. It cost her $120,000. The kind lady from Mexico had the same thing done. In the same Room. It cost her nothing. WTF? Edited July 23, 2015 by homefire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
49goldrushtradingpost 42 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) There is no price on life...... Just imagine 60 or so years ago....we didn't have the options we do now. if you were up in age...and had severe health issues you died. Now life is extended and it costs....we live in the best county in the world.....it ain't perfect....Besides if people knew how little brain matter rules the world, we would all die of fear. Thank goodness they keep the alien thing a secret....just imagine being probed by one of them. Edited July 23, 2015 by 49goldrushtradingpost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Slim 1,072 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I have no idea if Medicaid covers snake bites but I believe that under obamacare, if you make under 14K and have few assets, you qualify for the new expanded Medicaid and pay NOTHING for health care. No insurance premium, no deductible and no copay. How is that for an incentive to NOT work. I just read that many people in Seattle are asking their employers to cut their hours because the minimum wage was just raised and they are in danger of losing out on their government freebies. *Some* people in this country seem to have forgotten that for every action there is a reaction. Edited July 23, 2015 by Dakota Slim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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