michael moore... sicko

anyone seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFoq_5RbC4&feature=dir

if you have a story... perhaps you'll want to send it in. lily having to move out of her home because of health care costs made me think to post this.

The #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US since 1985 is Medical bills. I personally spent 5 hours in an ER in Milwaukee when I started vomiting blood. They drew blood 8 times did test after test, MRI's and so on. When it was done you know what they told me..We couldn't find a reason if it happens again come back :eek:

Then the bill, Blue Cross Blue Shield only paid 15% :mad: cause I was out of town. I called and was like what am I supposed to do fly back. I paid 4500.00 after insurance to the hospital, then got a bill for 1300.00 thats the doctors bill, then one for 500, thats for the blood work, then one for 1200 for the MRI. All in all I spent right at if not over 10,000.00 for them to take 5 hours of my life tell me they couldn't find anything.

Wow the advances in modern medicine really astounds me. We can put me on the moon, see billions of years in to space, do whole face transplants. But a healthy 25 year old man come is puking blood and damn it if that don't stump em.

Never again will I go back to a hospital

Fortunately, I'm still covered under my parents' health care--but that won't be the case for long. I'm worried about health insurance, the expense and that I won't be able to afford good coverage. I have Ulcerative Colitis, need to have colonoscopies every two years, visit a specialist at least twice a year and I found out when I re-filled my medications that if I had to pay cash, I would be spending a little over $900 a month! The one crucial medication of the two costs about $550 alone... it's a scary idea.

The state of MA now has a "mandatory" health care law that takes effect as of July 2008, I believe. By that time, everyone in MA must have health insurance or they will recieve a fine from the state--the state is offering its own health insurance for people. It's supposed to be affordable, but when I talked to my mom about it, she said that she and my dad looked into switching to the state plan and it would cost just as much to cover themselves, myself and my siblings as it costs them now with a private provider...

Massachusetts offers Mass Health--a free prescription/health care service to people falling within a certain (very low) income bracket--but most of those people need to have children to qualify.

Bleh...

Blue Cross and Blue sheild is horrible for doing that! They did that to us too, but we were in town. I had my mom read your post, and she agreed. We should form a riot!:sabduel: :taz:

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Originally Posted by stangs13

Blue Cross and Blue sheild is horrible for doing that! They did that to us too, but we were in town. I had my mom read your post, and she agreed. We should form a riot!:sabduel: :taz:

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You also have to watch how the hospital codes it for insurance claims. If they bill for your lab work before your perlim. exam then the insurance company looks at it as your lab work was an "elective" procedure and want cover the normal 80% if they cover it at all.

I once had a sore and swollen lower jaw so I went to the ER. After several hours I was told I had a stone in my salivary gland. I got a prescription to suck on lemons until it passed, and 3 large hospital and doctor bills.

When I broke my wrist I was charged like $600 to get my cast put on, and art stores sell the same casting wrap for $4.

Freaky, did you ever find out the cause of your problem? I threw up some blood a few months ago, but I didn't go to the ER. I stopped drinking whiskey for a few days and it hasn't happened since. Was it anything serious? I wonder if I should make myself puke to see if it's bloody again.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

I once had a sore and swollen lower jaw so I went to the ER. After several hours I was told I had a stone in my salivary gland. I got a prescription to suck on lemons until it passed, and 3 large hospital and doctor bills.

When I broke my wrist I was charged like $600 to get my cast put on, and art stores sell the same casting wrap for $4.

Freaky, did you ever find out the cause of your problem? I threw up some blood a few months ago, but I didn't go to the ER. I stopped drinking whiskey for a few days and it hasn't happened since. Was it anything serious? I wonder if I should make myself puke to see if it's bloody again.

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Well to my dismay I did. See I have family in New Orleans that I vist like every three weeks well seems after two bowls of Crawfish e'tufe and a couple of Abita Turbo dogs I started it again.

I have since been told I have a bleeding ulcer that is aggravated by spicy food. :mad: so I have to lay off the hot stuff and stick to gumbo and limit my adult beverage intake.

Personally I would not do anything to help this borderline retarded jack you know what. After he made his movie about 9/11 being a government conspiracy I lost all respect for the man (i didnt know who he was before).

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Well to my dismay I did. See I have family in New Orleans that I vist like every three weeks well seems after two bowls of Crawfish e'tufe and a couple of Abita Turbo dogs I started it again.

I have since been told I have a bleeding ulcer that is aggravated by spicy food. :mad: so I have to lay off the hot stuff and stick to gumbo and limit my adult beverage intake.

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sucks for you. I am eating a nice big bowl of red beans and rice smothered in tony C's

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

sucks for you. I am eating a nice big bowl of red beans and rice smothered in tony C's

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Hey is Franky and Johnnies still standing on Tchoupitoulas???