Thank you - I appreciate it. (I hope that helps) But, trust me, since you are privately insured your bill would have also been substantially...
That "saw" is the mantra that has been used for years. In my VERY small city we have three public clinics (four if you include mental health)who...
For example: My wife had day surgery at the hosp the total bill was over $8,000 - Medicare paid less than $1,500 (by law the provider MUST accept...
That was my question. If providers routinely accept a small portion of their billings for Medicare/Medicaid and substantially same kind of...
My uncle was a doctor from the '40's to the 70's. Before Medicare came along he practiced in the bottom floor of his house. His wife was his nurse...
You are (almost) abosolutely right. I remain confused at what "true cost" means. For example I'm on medicare and when I get my Explanation of...
Y'all misunderstood. The "Healthcare Crisis" I was referring to was the perception that MANY do not have access to healthcare. I believe that...
Thanks to all who responded. But, I can't participate in a forum that publishes such horrid threads as "Happy xmas" - Bye y'all Merry...
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What I was saying is that WE thought were "rich". You're "rich" if you think you are.
But it do appear, so far, there's no such thing as a luxury. If that is generally accepted as the the truth (and I fear it is) then our society is...
BINGO!! My point exactly.
....... the definitions of rich and poor are different. When I was 8 or 9 years old we got one - we had arrived. BTW we also had a car the...
Thank you. My skin is wrinkled but thick.
Thanks Y'all Merry Christmas to all and to all good night
The "stock market" is another issue that concerns me. Again I think it is perfectly alright for people to buy and sell as they wish but the...
Thank you very much for the "well said" but I have problems with the "fair share" issue. I don't know what that means and fear the specter of...
While I am a firm believer in the free market and think that all persons should be free to earn as much as their conditions and skills make...
There is a guy on that popular series "Gold Rush" who is down and out financially and joined the crew to try to strike it rich. In the off season...
I keep looking for a forum where my very old fashioned ways aren't ridiculed or ignored. Reading this one, so far, it appears to be a place for...
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