It&#39;s a symptom of paying for those who don&#39;t, so called managed health care, and a litigious society.  Now if there was just an open source model to fix this problem....<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:29, keith smith <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com">klsmith2020@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<br>Something is very wrong.  In 1979 I went to the ER and received 3 stitches.  Cost : $35.00.  At the time I was attending college and lived in a &quot;guest house&quot;.  It was maybe 400sqft.  I paid about $35/mo in utilities.<br>
<br>A trip to the ER recently for very minor treatment was almost $4000.00 after the doctor sent his bill.  We were in and out in about an hour. <br><br>I was able to get the $3,054 ER charge down to $760.  Sure hope my utilities do not go up to $760.  Yikes!  The doctor billed us at $665.  I&#39;m waiting for his adjustment.<br>
<br>I&#39;m glad the ER is there however I need it to be much more reasonable (read as affordable). <br><br>I cannot afford to get sick!<div class="im"><br><br>------------------------<br>
Keith Smith<br><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div>