Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 9 years ago, I took my wife to the emergency room in severe pain. It
> turned out to be a kidney stone. It cost $17,000 to stick a tube in her
> to drain it, The ER bill was an additional $495, her meds at our local
> pharmacy were $275. Her stay at the hospital lasted 16 hours. 11 of
> those hours were spent sitting on a bench waiting to be treated. Thank
> goodness the emergency room was empty that night. So imagine the wait
> time if it was busy that night. If she would have used a room for an
> overnight stay, they would have tacked on another $4800 per day.
>
> Yeah...I think our healthcare system is seriously broken...
>
> Jim Rojas

It could be improved but it's far from broken, If you think it's expensive
now wait till it's free