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Here We Go Again (Hospitals Raping People)


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2014 Jan 28, 6:14am   7,433 views  26 comments

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Eric Ferguson, 54, from Mooresville, N.C., was taking out the trash at his home last August when he was bitten on the foot by a snake. He drove himself to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, where he was treated with anti-venom medicine. According to his bill, the hospital charged $81,000 for a four-vial dose of the medication. Shocked at the price tag, Ferguson told the Charlotte Observer he and his wife found the same vials online for retail prices as low as $750.

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1   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 29, 2:02am  

It's Obamacare, what are you racist?

2   Ceffer   2014 Jan 29, 2:11am  

The difference is for the malpractice insurance, since the snake died and the snake's family are suing the patient and the hospital.

3   gsr   2014 Jan 29, 2:56pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Why does this guy hate Free enterprise?

Hospitals have monopolies over specific regions. They restrict competition with the help of politicians. For example, try to find a hospital in the Bay area that is Not managed by keiser or Sutter health group.

4   Robber Baron Elite Scum   2014 Jan 29, 3:59pm  

Why else do you think every asshole wants to be a fucking doctor?

And Yes Doctors ARE to be blamed. I've always hated passionately the majority of them.

99.99% of them are very stupid. They will not fix your problems.

They only now how to give temporary treatments that are dangerous in the long-term and charge crackpot prices.

If they do save your life, expect to live a new life of poverty with how badly they will rape your wallet.

I'm not kidding.

It's better to die in the US if you are not a oligarch than to be saved but now have downgraded from a peasant to a fucking SLAVE.

What's the use in that?

I'd rather just die and at least leave my children a little something so they can become someone.

Doctor are fucking REALTORs...

If you see one, it is your civic duty to take a shit on it's face and piss all over it's disgusting body.

5   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 29, 11:17pm  

gsr says

Hospitals have monopolies over specific regions. They restrict competition with the help of politicians. For example, try to find a hospital in the Bay area that is Not managed by keiser or Sutter health group.

Or anything in South Florida that doesn't have the "Memorial Hospital" Corporate branding on the building.
That way they get to charge you full Hospital prices for any out patient clinic stuff. Because technically even though the clinic is miles away from the Hospital, they bill you for having their staff on hand 5 miles away, in case anything goes wrong. Of course is just a load of Horse shit, and the folks 5 miles away at the hospital, have no idea that you or that clinic even exists.
But that arrangement is good for an extra $1200 that the Insurance wont pay.

Because it's considered in hospital procedure. Which they want you to to do as much cheaper out patient stuff as possible. But you can't, because the Hospitals own all of the outpatient clinics.

Fuck thanks Obama, and you dumb gullible son of a bitches that voted for that sorry no good bastard.

6   Dan8267   2014 Jan 29, 11:19pm  

Hospitals: Proof that the free market fails epically for some problems.

7   indigenous   2014 Jan 30, 12:25am  

Dan8267 says

Hospitals: Proof that the free market fails epically for some problems.

Of course the government doesn't have anything to do with it. Do they require you to wear a helmet?

8   Shaman   2014 Jan 30, 12:32am  

Even auto mechanics are required by law to present a price estimate and have you sign it before treating your sick vehicle. I guess human bodies aren't as important as auto bodies? Or, what is more likely, auto mechanics don't have a huge powerful lobby working to ensure their right to ass rape anyone who ventures into their place of business.

9   indigenous   2014 Jan 30, 1:03am  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

All I can tell from the original reporting is that the hospital was robbed of $69,000 that it is still owed. If hospitals are not Free to charge fairly for their work, Freedom has no meaning.

The only way you can get fairness like that is with the help of government

10   indigenous   2014 Jan 30, 1:05am  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

indigenous says

Dan8267 says

Hospitals: Proof that the free market fails epically for some problems.

Of course the government doesn't have anything to do with it. Do they require you to wear a helmet?

Right! It's the CRA again!

You are getting your scams confused. You see there are many arms to government help. They help you from cradle to grave.

11   Dan8267   2014 Jan 30, 2:21am  

indigenous says

Of course the government doesn't have anything to do with it.

The government is in bed with big business.

12   Dan8267   2014 Jan 30, 2:22am  

indigenous says

You are getting your scams confused. You see there are many arms to government help. They help you from cradle to grave.

Ah the false dichotomy that everything has to either be unrestrained capitalistic greed or government incompetence. Like there is no other possibility.

13   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 30, 6:14am  

Dan8267 says

Hospitals: Proof that the free market fails epically for some problems.

Dan sometimes you're smart, then you say dumb shit like that.
Obamacare is anything but free market capitalism. Out of all the 'ism's that Obamacare is.

14   indigenous   2014 Jan 30, 6:22am  

Dan8267 says

Ah the false dichotomy that everything has to either be unrestrained capitalistic greed or government incompetence. Like there is no other possibility.

Where you said:

Dan8267 says

The government is in bed with big business.

You kind of give a person that idea?

15   PockyClipsNow   2014 Jan 30, 6:46am  

Wait I thought Denninger stopped blogging? WHAT HAPEN?

16   zzyzzx   2014 Jan 30, 9:18am  

The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.

The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.

$5400 is still too fucking much, plus his insurance company got raped as well.

17   elliemae   2014 Jan 30, 2:32pm  

CaptainShuddup says

It's Obamacare, what are you racist?

you obviously are high. this story has nothing to do with obamacare, or your buddy Obama, who you blame for everything.

18   gsr   2014 Jan 31, 1:14pm  

elliemae says

you obviously are high. this story has nothing to do with obamacare,

That is the point. This is the fundamental problem with the healthcare in the country. Obamacare did nothing to address this. Putting everyone under expensive insurance just socializes the cost of the expensive healthcare in the country.

19   zzyzzx   2014 Jan 31, 9:50pm  

Dan8267 says

Hospitals: Proof that the free market fails epically for some problems.

Not really a free market unless prices are known in advance and you can shop around.

20   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jan 31, 11:52pm  

gsr says

elliemae says

you obviously are high. this story has nothing to do with obamacare,

That is the point. This is the fundamental problem with the healthcare in the country. Obamacare did nothing to address this. Putting everyone under expensive insurance just socializes the cost of the expensive healthcare in the country.

She knows that, she was being intentionally obtuse, rather than posting... "You know Captain... When you're right, YOU'RE RIGHT!!!"

21   zzyzzx   2014 Feb 1, 7:02am  

CaptainShuddup says

she was being intentionally obtuse

Obligatory:

22   elliemae   2014 Feb 1, 9:24am  

CaptainShuddup says

She knows that, she was being intentionally obtuse, rather than posting... "You know Captain... When you're right, YOU'RE RIGHT!!!"

You know, Captain... when you're high, you're HIGH!" Once again the story had nothing to do with Obama. I'll bet that you blame Obama when you break a fingernail.

Cap'n"

"blah blah blah I hate Obama blah blah blah"

I'll bet that, in a few years you can hate someone else, but you'll still blame everything on President Obama.

23   Tenpoundbass   2014 Feb 1, 4:26pm  

elliemae says

You know, Captain... when you're high, you're HIGH!" Once again the story had nothing to do with Obama. I'll bet that you blame Obama when you break a fingernail.

Ah man I was hoping you would have ran with Ralph Crampon thing and replied "It's more like... One of these days Captain... Pow right in the kisser!"

Broken finger nails... "Are on me!"

24   indigenous   2014 Feb 1, 9:50pm  

CaptainShuddup says

ran with Ralph Crampon thing and replied

25   elliemae   2014 Feb 2, 2:36am  

CaptainShuddup says

Ah man I was hoping you would have ran with Ralph Crampon thing and replied "It's more like... One of these days Captain... Pow right in the kisser!"

I hope you realize that you make absolutely no sense and that your messages are watered down by your lack of grasp of reality. That, and your lack of ability to communicate effectively in the written word.

26   Ceffer   2014 Feb 2, 2:44am  

I divorced myself from reality. Now, I am paying alimony and child support to a Realtor.

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