"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:04:01 -0400, the infamous "Ed Huntress"
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"Curly Surmudgeon" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:23:07 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
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"Nicholas" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:49:25 -0400, Cliff wrote:

http://bigcountryhomepage.com/conten...xt/?cid=164942
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"I just had to have the battery replaced on my defibrillator," she
explained. "I
was in there two days and it was $196,000." ]

Just the hospital bills so far I expect. Doctors will bill next.

$72,960 for the pacemaker

I know. My 1 stent (I have a total of 5 in me now) and my ICD/PM cost
$80,000 US. Good thing I have Health Insurance! My *unit* needs to
be
replaced about every 3 to 5 or is it 5 years, depending on how quickly
the non-rechargeable battery wears down.

My five stents were billed at something like $40,000. The whole deal,
including four days total in two hospitals, was $220,000.

However, my insurance company paid $48,000 and everybody was happy.

More evidence of the scam. Why should insurance companies get a break?

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Regards, Curly

That's a good question, and fixing that little atrocity should be the very
first step in reforming the health care system.

Amen, but your President and his men aren't doing (or even
considering) that, are they? Nor did Shrub, etc. deep sigh

You can't fix it as long as the health care system is a captive of the
insurance industry, Larry. The first thing you have to do is to break their
backs. And the way you *start* to do that is with a public option for
insurance.

As long as the insurance industry has the reins, they'll use it to steer the
industry to maximize their profit, and they'll continue to treat the welfare
of patients as an annoying distraction.

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Ed Huntress