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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 2 years ago

A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'

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A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'

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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 2 years ago
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Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said he got a $5,000 bill for a recent ER visit, highlighting big problems with the US healthcare system.
  • @thefartographer@lemm.ee
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    You’re gonna get SLAMMED!!! They’re gonna bite your toes put your dick in a curling iron! You’ll leave with a cured appetite and they’ll FUCKING DUNK ON YOU with a $600 Billion bill! Don’t forget to take advantage of their financial assistance; the whole medical system may be financially and morally ruined, but there are some ways to navigate semi-relatively unscathed.

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      I’m guessing we’re going to get through our $10,000 deductible at least.

      • @thefartographer@lemm.ee
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        I genuinely hope it goes well. I excited await hearing about your progress.

        • Flying Squid
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          Thanks. I sure hope so too because we have no idea where to go next.

          • @SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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            There’s a pretty good prison in Terre Haute

            • Flying Squid
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              I’m fairly certain a federal prison is not going to help me with my medical issues…

              • @SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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                When the system can’t milk you for any more wealth, your next destination is a poor person death camp.

                • Flying Squid
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                  If “the system” can’t milk me for any more wealth they won’t need to put me in prison because I’ll starve to death.

                  Hence me going to the Mayo Clinic.

                  • @SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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                    Are you going to pick up other ingredients at the Bread Clinic and Cheese Clinic or are you just focusing on condiments first?

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