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**Meenepek** · 07-31-2012, 09:24 PM

With all due respect folks, if you are complaining about that... you have never dealt with health insurance in the US.

Story:

I severely blew my knee and rushed to the ER. I got X-rays immediately and needed to get an MRI. My insurance would not cover an MRI at this particular hospital so I had to get them done at one across town.

Problem was, once I checked out of ER, I was no longer an emergency patient and had to schedule an MRI as a normal patient... took three days. Delayed my surgery almost a full week... and it still cost me over 5k USD out of pocket (after insurance).

07-31-2012, 09:24 PM	#13
Meenepek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 500 Senior Member	With all due respect folks, if you are complaining about that... you have never dealt with health insurance in the US. Story: I severely blew my knee and rushed to the ER. I got X-rays immediately and needed to get an MRI. My insurance would not cover an MRI at this particular hospital so I had to get them done at one across town. Problem was, once I checked out of ER, I was no longer an emergency patient and had to schedule an MRI as a normal patient... took three days. Delayed my surgery almost a full week... and it still cost me over 5k USD out of pocket (after insurance).
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