Originally Posted by
OldTryGuy
Known injuries are healing and I'm doing well; HOWEVER, something is wrong with left shoulder joint so next Monday it's back to ortho for x-rays and diagnosis.
JUST got ER bill yesterday for my 2 hour visit = $74,188.38
Awaiting ambulance ride bill and Trauma Center bill.
I'm sure you have adequate medical insurance so I suspect you have coverage.
We rolled the dice on my wife who was 60 and we dropped traditional medical coverage. I just couldn't see paying $12,000 a year for 5 years and she had a good health history and track record. Of course she tripped and fell hiking breaking and dislocating her shoulder a couple months later!?!? I did learn that if you are self pay, medical groups will reduce your out of pocket expense by about 40-50%. Her hospital stay and multiple surgeries cost about he same as yours but our out of pocket expense was around 50% of the total. All you had to do was ask for the self pay cost.
I'm only OCD in certain areas!!