Subj : Rules of the Echo
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Dallas Hinton
Date : Fri May 05 2017 14:04:09

Hi Daryl -- on May 04 2017 at 17:31, you wrote:

DS>   When I looked on a website today concerning my account, it was
DS> hard to tell if stuff was still out on insurance, or if they were
DS> going to go ahead and pay it (I did fill out a comprehensive
DS> financial assistance form). But, at least for today, the first
DS> outpatient surgery...followed by an Emergency Room Trip each of the
DS> last 2 Saturdays, had original total costs of almost $27,000. Yet
DS> today, all I owed was $1.63 -- I wish ALL my medical bills were that

That's a nice discount! :-)

DS> low!! I have Medicare (since I've been fully disabled since July,
DS> 2004), but no Medicaid or supplemental insurance. But, it's
DS> true...folks are only one illness away from going into bankruptcy.

Not a good situation - not at all fair, imo.


Cheers... Dallas

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