tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post5061823011871625293..comments2023-10-20T08:52:24.875-07:00Comments on this artist's life:: medical emergenciesWhitney Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-42408181962353559242020-03-05T02:42:18.090-08:002020-03-05T02:42:18.090-08:00For someone who is in charge of their company'...For someone who is in charge of their company's SEO and is still fairly new to it, this article was great, very informative, and accurate. Thank you!Primedeq Emarketplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431968288924908879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-79958071974900203022019-12-10T09:55:52.261-08:002019-12-10T09:55:52.261-08:00you were lucky with a leaking appendix; I can'...you were lucky with a leaking appendix; I can't tell you how many times I've had to pay off medical bills even with insurance (high deductibles though), it took me years for this or that each time at $25 a month - I think four times (but no interest, thankfully). Even when I had obama care it covered nothing due to high deductible which was all I could afford. if I hadn't of had it I could have saved that money to help pay for the care but at my age at the time I thought it prudent to have some insurance in case of something catastrophic; now on medicare and a no pay supplement (which doesn't cover much but some). like you, I am reluctant to go to doctor unless I absolutely have to because once you're there they want to run this or that test and each test is a cost and a cost for the radiologist or some other specialist to read the test etc. my sister in law lives in australia and they can afford the payment for a supplement; if not she said they would never be able to get in to to see a doctor because the wait is so long even for emergencies. Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-45465244268278681162019-12-06T08:42:55.661-08:002019-12-06T08:42:55.661-08:00It's insane that it would take a few years to ...It's insane that it would take a few years to pay off pneumonia. I'm probably going to drag out my payments, my insurance will also let me make whatever payments I want without added interest.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-15744536791157164062019-12-06T08:40:33.129-08:002019-12-06T08:40:33.129-08:00I am so sorry to hear this. The pain of losing a p...I am so sorry to hear this. The pain of losing a partner and then receiving a bill like that. I've often thought that if me or my husband got seriously ill the first the to do would be to get divorced and then make sure the house is in the name of the person who is not sick. It's terrible.Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-69990795384027194372019-12-06T08:36:46.959-08:002019-12-06T08:36:46.959-08:00I have had the thought that my husband and I shoul...I have had the thought that my husband and I should divorce and find two nice Dutch citizens who would marry us so we could both move to the Netherlands. It's a very complicated fantasy. Perhaps I should look into what you are doing!Whitney Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578311687378190603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-47049829634203870892019-12-06T07:24:42.244-08:002019-12-06T07:24:42.244-08:00Yikes~! So glad that everything worked out alright...Yikes~! So glad that everything worked out alright, except the bills. Anesthesiologists and doctors and hospital all came as separate bills a few years ago when I had pneumonia...and I paid a monthly payment (without interest added at least) which was finally paid off this year. It's often hard to know whether or not to go to the doctor, and I probably go more than necessary...but my co-pay on the medicare plan I have is low enough that I think it' worth it.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-38991293711897817412019-12-05T16:40:14.940-08:002019-12-05T16:40:14.940-08:00I feel for you. I have never had to go through thi...I feel for you. I have never had to go through this because I live in Canada. I still take very good care of myself. I don't want to abuse the system. I use a naturopath on a regular basis as a preventative measure. When you need a test, there is sometimes a long wait but I know that I will not end up in financial ruin if I become ill.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601346538797086672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-90078658384789325222019-12-05T14:24:16.179-08:002019-12-05T14:24:16.179-08:00I am retired and my husband is 18 months away from...I am retired and my husband is 18 months away from retiring. Both of us have worked for our entire 36 year marriage and have regularly saved 15-20% of our gross income, making a retirement seem golden...except... As you say, regardless whether one has private insurance or Medicare, there is the justified concern that bankruptcy is one illness or accident away. This is why, four years ago, I started planning to move us to Germany. We are qualified to become temporary residents and buy into their health insurance then, if we are speaking adequate German, permanent residency is possible. Overall it is cheaper to live in Germany than the U.S. A very nice apartment with utilities, except electricity, runs about $1000/mo. Health insurance premiums cost the same as I'm paying for Medicare now. All prescriptions are 5eu! The only real expense is petrol. I feel that moving to a foreign country is a viable option rather than staying in a country that has no heart. Icearinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687427965406351970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-87422722260182531602019-12-05T09:02:20.743-08:002019-12-05T09:02:20.743-08:00I hope you are healing up nicely and have no more ...I hope you are healing up nicely and have no more pain. Glad that you managed to get the care you need, regardless of the stultifying stupidity of the system.Patricia Sorbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922387414811410555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-69748132319801881872019-12-05T09:00:25.925-08:002019-12-05T09:00:25.925-08:00Sorry to hear of your emergency appendectomy. I am...Sorry to hear of your emergency appendectomy. I am glad you are recovering. It's sad that even WITH insurance a hospital stay still incurs a big bill. Some years back, when I supposedly had excellent medical insurance, a colonoscopy cost my $1800 out of pocket. Don't even get me started about when my late partner was diagnosed with cancer... it was pre-Obama and he had no insurance due to a pre-existing condition. It became a full time job to figure out how we were going to pay for treatment. When he died I received his final bill for over $100,000. Stories like this shouldn't be happening in the USA.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.com