Re: OT: Interesting article on the healthcare bill

["Robert L Bass" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" wrote:
>
> An Ambulance RIDE will run you $500. If they actually perform CPR or any other
> medical procedure, break out the checkbook, because standard hospital rates
> apply. So before you even get to the hospital, you have already incurred
> $2000+ in fees...THIS IS SICK!

Like others have said, I pay taxes for police and fire servies. But they charge
$650 for a 10-minute trip to the ER. On my last ambulance ride to the hospital I
had to tell the fireman several times NOT to start an IV, please just get going.
They filled out forms and asked for my insurance card first. Now, admittedly I
was not bleeding but I did need to get to the ER. Something is definitely wrong
with this system.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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