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They are getting pretty darn ridiculous.
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The charges are high. The payment is low. Thank Medicare.
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They have been ridiculous for several years now.
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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They are getting pretty darn ridiculous. So what are the root causes of high inflation, raised prices now in the world? Any ideas? lol
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Old hat was a happy camper rube…
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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The root cause of high medical costs is insurance. It is a two-fold cause.
1. People opt for all kinds of unneeded or optional procedures/tests because "Insurance will pay for it."
2. Providers charge ridiculous amounts because "Insurance will pay for it."
Example: My wife recently had necessary surgery on two toes. The bill came to $70,000. And we haven't gotten the anesthesiologist bill yet. I forget the exact numbers, but Medicare and Tricare paid something like $8,000 - and that's what the doctor accepted. We owe nothing else.
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When you go in for anything, ask what is the self-pay rate. Most of the time its well below the insurance rate. Especially on imagining. This is one example - https://radiologyassist.com/MRI.html
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Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
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Old hat was a happy camper rube… waiting for a silly bible quote now from him
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bible quotes are not silly
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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They are getting pretty darn ridiculous. Someone has to pay healthcare for the millions of illegals aliens let in our country You can thank your precious union for supporting Biden and open borders and protecting illegal aliens over American workers Sad how dumb and disconnected American boomers are
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Old hat was a happy camper rube… Haha So was WabGoon and his 1993 cell phone antenna ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/3NMTYwVm/A4-D1-CF1-A-2992-4813-83-B6-E003-BA8-BC4-D7.jpg)
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Those who are non union can stop accepting payment from customers that earn their money w union jobs.
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The root cause of high medical costs is insurance. It is a two-fold cause.
1. People opt for all kinds of unneeded or optional procedures/tests because "Insurance will pay for it."
2. Providers charge ridiculous amounts because "Insurance will pay for it."
Example: My wife recently had necessary surgery on two toes. The bill came to $70,000. And we haven't gotten the anesthesiologist bill yet. I forget the exact numbers, but Medicare and Tricare paid something like $8,000 - and that's what the doctor accepted. We owe nothing else. Wow! Imagine for something like major heart surgery that requires a heart lung machine or a major transplant! Was it a general surgeon who did the operation or a specialist?
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bible quotes are not silly Agreed!
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Old hat was a happy camper rube… Haha So was WabGoon and his 1993 cell phone antenna So now you are back on wabigoon?
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They are getting pretty darn ridiculous. So what are the root causes of high inflation, raised prices now in the world? Any ideas? lol We all know the federal money spending spree is the cause of inflation. Medical costs were spiraling up long before 2020.
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"The root cause of high medical costs is insurance."
You forgot cost of government.
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Most tests are CYA because of ambulance chasing lawyers. Big pharma dictates what medications hospitals and doctors are allowed to prescribe. Anytime the government gets involved prices soar and services suffer. Most clinics around here only work four days a week.
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Old hat was a happy camper rube… Haha So was WabGoon and his 1993 cell phone antenna So now you are back on wabigoon? Rubes of a feather Get duped together
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Surgery Center of Oklahoma.
They have a menu of costs for procedures. Two Cattlemen friends use them and speak highly of the facility.
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