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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 02:30 PM Original message |
Air ambulances leave some with sky-high bills |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's why we need single payer option...There is no other way to hadle these costs. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. There actually is another way... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Actually, wasn't there a time when doctors used to travel to you?!? |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. my youngest son has been transported twice in a helicopter |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. my 50 mile trip was 4500 dollars |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. I rode in an air ambulance 19 years ago. The bill was |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. My cousin, when stuck by an aneurism, was flown 20 minutes in an evac helicopter to |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. local air ambulance sells it's own insurance plan |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Cool... |
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audas (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. IN Australia our bank privde search and rescue helicopters - |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. How's this for an air ambulance bill |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. The private helicopter air ambulance services are very well connected politically |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. they must be |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. They tried to charge my Mom $1500 dollars for a five minute ambulance ride. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-17-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, but think of the wonderful views while one writhes in pain. |
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tonekat (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. A friend recently needed air evacuation in the foothills of Everest |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-18-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. We had to fight with Medicare to get them to pay |
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