• BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I’m paying $300 tomorrow for like 4 routine blood tests because I lost my job and insurance.

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      1 month ago

      Maybe they can take some of your plasma during the blood draw and pay the bill with that? I’m going to have AI write an app for that. freebloodtests.com. I suppose we could tie it to a medical fight club, or into OnlyFans. People will pay for any kind of porn. And I am ashamed to admit that as an American, I’d probably pay to watch a medical fight club.

      The world already think thats who we are as a people, all thats left is to write the app.

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      1 month ago

      Wow, and im here in. Australia doing A-Z blood checks for free, every 6m just to check all is going well. And complaining that the doctors visit is not free, it’s about $30USD the first time, the second time is health care plan so it’s already included in the first one.

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      I’m US citizen currently living in Sweden. I had to visit the emergency room the other month and I was worried about costs, the Swedes were confused. Middle of the night ER visit on the weekend cost me about $50usd

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          1 month ago

          $300 for me to walk in the door (US), and my plan is from a healthcare employer, so I’d be getting care at the same fucking medical system that insures me.

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          1 month ago

          yeah, and your ambulance ride if you needed one with cost you another 3-4 figures.

          and you will wait in teh ER for 8-12 hours for basically anything. typical wait time to just get from the entry lobby is 2-4 hours.

          it will be your entire day/evening/overnight.

          and the the nurses and doctors haven’t slept in 2-3 days.

          services are generally better, if you are admitted to the regular hospital. but ERs are a trainwreck.

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          I considered it incredible when we had insurance that only cost $100 for an ER visit. That’s $100 to walk in the door and be seen, any treatments you get on top of that are extra.