(November 12, 2020 at 4:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 12, 2020 at 3:50 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Not the point. What the insurance does not pay, comes out of your pocket, and what they do pay they get a tax deduction. Both are over priced and a scam. And I can tell you that insurance companies will look for a reason not to pay out.
Oh no, I paid the entire fucking thing off just now. I don't want that shit hanging over my head.
And I was not in for covid, I was in for something else, I brought up that other guy because his bill was nearly 1 million for a month, and even he is not sure how much his insurance will pay. I only had two visits to the ER and the first time one over night stay. And that was like buying a new car, just for two visits.
Why would you NOT try to negotiate a lower hospital bill?
Boru
They already gave me a discount. . But that was nothing compared to the total cost, and quite frankly, I am not getting into that with anyone here. I already have monthly bills, and have had car loans and have had to pay off a credit card. I hate long term payments. I had the money to pay, so I did.
The point of the post is nobody should be drained of their savings or be put on long term debt, insurance or not.
Anyone who has gotten a gigantic bill, even if the insurance company paid out, is still getting ripped off. What they do pay out is covered by paying virtually no taxes and the increasing corporate and and CEO breaks they keep getting from the GOP, which adds to the long term debt, which outside the top percent, gets passed down to the rest of us, not only in taxes, but higher costs.
