Doctor's suck Options

[Genocide Junkie]

Ok so I know we all can debate our healthcare system and who should pay for what but I thought I'd just give an example of how doctors screw us. I went to my family doctor for a normal check up. I get lab work done etc. I thought the bad part was going to be having to be stuck with a needle and them take some of my precious blood. But oh no. About a month after the visit I get a bill from the Lab. $1400 with a note saying they had already filed this with my insurance and this was MY PART!!!!! So I call the Lab company who says I have to call the insurance company who says I have to call the Lab company... grrrrrrrrr. Anyway, after hours on the phone they agree to rerun it on my insurance. So today I get the statement from them. They accepted $250 as payment from BC/BS. This is sickening to me that they charge 700% more than what they expect as payment. If I didn't have insurance would I have to negotiate a rate that was even half of this? This is robbery IMO and should be illegal. I'm not against a doctor making a VERY GOOD living. But this sort of crap just irks me. This REALLY makes me want to send them a bill for my time that I sat in their office waiting on my 10 am appointment for 4 hours. Bastards.

[THE Mechanic]

[quote name='Cpt.Canuck' date='12/21/07 2:06pm' post='167532'] When I was in Florida last winter I had to go to the hospital after tearing a ligament in my leg. Fortunately I had bought travel medical insurance for a couple hundred before I left. The bill was close to $1000 for a x-ray and diagnosis! I don't know how you Americans do it...

Not saying Canada's healthcare system is perfect - because it isn't - but I'll take ours over the U.S system any day.


Hey Capt, i have read about the perscription prices in Canada compaired to the horrendous prices we pay here in the U.S. In that regard i consider you folks up there very, very lucky.Anyone here on a maintenance perscription type program for there meds needs insurance or thier in deep trouble.Its crimminal whats going on down here, and honestly tottaly wrong man.

There used to be drug clubs that would buy meds from Canada and have the medications filled and shipped to you.then a few years ago i think Mr. Bush signed a bill to make that against the law.With the excuse well we just want to be sure the meds are of top quality and no one gets hurt by buying impure medications and it cant be regulated.Thats just a bunch of Bull because most of those meds are manufactured here in the U.S. and already have the stamp of aproval by are wonderful FDA.i dont know its all just so frustrating.



"T.M."