Current Events > This 9 y/o Nevada Girl was Charged $1500 just to use a HOSPITAL SINK!!

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Full Throttle
07/23/18 12:47:21 AM
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Do you think healthcare should be socialized? - Results (4 votes)
Yes, healthcare should be a basic human right
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No, it should be private now and forever
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It should be universal with both private and public
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9 y/o Brianna Lee from Las Vegas, Nevada was helping her mother pump gas at a gas station when gasoline accidentally splashed into her eye and her mother immediately took her to Centennial Hills Hospital..

Her mother tried rinsing her eyes out at the gas station but decided to take her to the ER instead after it started burning.

Brianna said "It was actually kind of scary because my mom didn't want my vision to go away and i was scared that i wouldn't have good vision anymore"

When they got to the ER, doctors told them to just keep washing it out. Her medical records show that doctors indicated the eyewash was too unsanitary to use and told to use a regular sink instead

Photos show Brianna's mother rinsing her eyes out under a regular tap but because they weren't satisfied with the doctor's care, they left the hospital

They said the doctor didn't help at all and they got more help from a GAS STATION ATTENDANT who gave them an eyewash free of charge...

But weeks later, a big fat bill came in the mail and they were charged 800 SMACKERS from the ER Doctor!!..and they were charged another 600 from the HOSPITAL itself!!

Centennial wouldn't comment because of privacy laws and said they are reviewing the circumstance but said that the eyewash station referenced is located in a utility room for staff use in case of chemical/caustic substance splashes in their eye and isn't for patients

The parents are now outraged and plan to fight these charges as they are warning people of the outrageous bills that hospitals are charging people for anything and everything

Do you think healthcare should be socialized?

Brianna -

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/22/20/4E7EDEAB00000578-5980311-image-m-64_1532289330214.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/22/20/4E7EDEA300000578-5980311-image-m-66_1532289417195.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/22/20/4E7EDEB300000578-5980311-image-m-69_1532289473268.jpg

The expensive hospital -

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/22/20/4E7EDEBB00000578-5980311-image-a-68_1532289470255.jpg
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Shotgunnova
07/23/18 12:49:54 AM
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The doc was later destroyed.
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Sayoria
07/23/18 12:51:04 AM
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This is America.
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Muffinz0rz
07/23/18 1:02:25 PM
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jesus
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07/23/18 1:03:33 PM
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07/23/18 1:05:31 PM
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Coffeebeanz
07/23/18 1:08:03 PM
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Facility Utilization Fees. A new ACA "improvement" that is conveniently left out of conversations about the ACA.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
07/23/18 1:10:15 PM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
Facility Utilization Fees. A new ACA "improvement" that is conveniently left out of conversations about the ACA.


Fake news. Trump is responsible for this, not the ACA.
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pres_madagascar
07/23/18 1:10:33 PM
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I have health insurance, but when I went in for an Hour for a saline drip, they charged my insurance $25k lol. I paid nothing, but Jesus.
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orcus_snake
07/23/18 1:11:49 PM
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imagine a first world country where using the sink nets you a 1500 bill.
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Squall28
07/23/18 1:11:54 PM
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It's stupid, but also stupid she told her damn 9 year old to pump gas
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blablablax17
07/23/18 1:16:57 PM
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That's one of the better Hospitals in Vegas, too.
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eston
07/23/18 1:21:17 PM
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That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink
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clearaflagrantj
07/23/18 1:21:56 PM
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When I went to the ER a few months ago I got a mucus test and a chest X ray, the doctor told me that I had pneumonia and wrote me a prescription for antibiotics. I was billed out of pocket $1150.

BUT at some point another doctor, I don't know which one, came into my room and asked me a couple of questions. I answered them and he or she left and that was that. APPARENTLY that doctor was not part of the hospital, but was independent and worked in the hospital under contract. Just because I spoke to some random doctor that came into my room, I got billed an additional $480.

And it's not like I had a fucking choice in the matter. I read reviews from the group the doctor was contracted out of, they literally go from room to room, talk for a few minutes, leave, then send massive bills.

Healthcare is a fucking racket.
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SauI_Goodman
07/23/18 1:23:29 PM
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I pass by that hospital everyday. Anyways, healthcare is run too much like a business these days. These prices are absolutely ridiculous.
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Coffeebeanz
07/23/18 5:26:21 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
I pass by that hospital everyday. Anyways, healthcare is run too much like a business these days. These prices are absolutely ridiculous.


It's run like a business where about 50% of people walk in and take products, and the cost is distributed amongst the other 50% that are paying.
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CharlesBronson
07/23/18 5:31:30 PM
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pres_madagascar posted...
I have health insurance, but when I went in for an Hour for a saline drip, they charged my insurance $25k lol. I paid nothing, but Jesus.

did they have to call the trauma team?
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ArchiePeck
07/23/18 5:33:14 PM
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If only there was a system that every other civilised country in the world uses, and no-one ever needs worry about being able to afford healthcare...
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07/23/18 5:43:53 PM
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Paragon21XX
07/23/18 10:13:18 PM
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clearaflagrantj posted...
When I went to the ER a few months ago I got a mucus test and a chest X ray, the doctor told me that I had pneumonia and wrote me a prescription for antibiotics. I was billed out of pocket $1150.

BUT at some point another doctor, I don't know which one, came into my room and asked me a couple of questions. I answered them and he or she left and that was that. APPARENTLY that doctor was not part of the hospital, but was independent and worked in the hospital under contract. Just because I spoke to some random doctor that came into my room, I got billed an additional $480.

And it's not like I had a fucking choice in the matter. I read reviews from the group the doctor was contracted out of, they literally go from room to room, talk for a few minutes, leave, then send massive bills.

Healthcare is a fucking racket.

Your mistake was going to the ER instead of a walk-in clinic or urgent care when it most likely was nowhere near a life-or-death situation, just like the subjects of the article. Next time, just go to a walk-in clinic if the problem is fairly minor and can wait until the next morning when it's open or urgent care if you've got something bad but you are in no danger of dying from it. But for the sake of people actually needing emergency care, don't be one of those people that go to the ER just because they came down with a cold at night.
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CADE FOSTER
07/23/18 10:16:45 PM
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Trump still hasnt fixed health care he said it would be quick and easy what happened
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FLUFFYGERM
07/23/18 10:17:38 PM
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eston posted...
That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink


This. This topic is literal fake news.
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catboy0_0
07/23/18 10:18:22 PM
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it was just a regular sink and not one of those emergency chemical flushing shower things? what the hell man
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DarkTransient
07/23/18 10:18:29 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Trump still hasnt fixed health care he said it would be quick and easy what happened

Democrats AND Republicans didn't let him change anything.
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CADE FOSTER
07/23/18 10:19:43 PM
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Dems have no power sorry Republicans should be passing tons of bills and laws yet here we are
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catboy0_0
07/23/18 10:20:04 PM
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
eston posted...
That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink


This. This topic is literal fake news.

they require you to talk to a doctor to receive any sort of treatment at ER
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glitteringfairy
07/23/18 10:22:49 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
clearaflagrantj posted...
When I went to the ER a few months ago I got a mucus test and a chest X ray, the doctor told me that I had pneumonia and wrote me a prescription for antibiotics. I was billed out of pocket $1150.

BUT at some point another doctor, I don't know which one, came into my room and asked me a couple of questions. I answered them and he or she left and that was that. APPARENTLY that doctor was not part of the hospital, but was independent and worked in the hospital under contract. Just because I spoke to some random doctor that came into my room, I got billed an additional $480.

And it's not like I had a fucking choice in the matter. I read reviews from the group the doctor was contracted out of, they literally go from room to room, talk for a few minutes, leave, then send massive bills.

Healthcare is a fucking racket.

Your mistake was going to the ER instead of a walk-in clinic or urgent care when it most likely was nowhere near a life-or-death situation, just like the subjects of the article. Next time, just go to a walk-in clinic if the problem is fairly minor and can wait until the next morning when it's open or urgent care if you've got something bad but you are in no danger of dying from it. But for the sake of people actually needing emergency care, don't be one of those people that go to the ER just because they came down with a cold at night.

My step sister has done this like twice. She's a fucking imbecile
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FLUFFYGERM
07/23/18 10:24:17 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
eston posted...
That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink


This. This topic is literal fake news.

they require you to talk to a doctor to receive any sort of treatment at ER


And that is what the large bill is for.
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PiOverlord
07/23/18 10:25:45 PM
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This is why we need Communism.
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MajorasMaskMoon
07/23/18 10:31:50 PM
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The American Healthcare System needs to be totally eradicated and rebuilt.
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catboy0_0
07/23/18 10:33:00 PM
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
eston posted...
That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink


This. This topic is literal fake news.

they require you to talk to a doctor to receive any sort of treatment at ER


And that is what the large bill is for.

yeah. any nurse that heard the story would be able to discern to use the emergency flush
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Fuparulez
07/23/18 10:33:27 PM
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Yes, we should have socialism instead where instead of paying $1,500 to use a sink, her family pays 60% in income taxes and 25% in sales tax.

Free stuff costs a lot of money, children.
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CADE FOSTER
07/23/18 10:34:36 PM
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Cut defense spending and welfare to the rich and welfare to other countries boom free healthcare
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E32005
07/23/18 10:35:46 PM
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FLUFFYGERM posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
FLUFFYGERM posted...
eston posted...
That is a crazy amount of money, but if she spoke to any doctors then she is not getting charged just for using the sink


This. This topic is literal fake news.

they require you to talk to a doctor to receive any sort of treatment at ER


And that is what the large bill is for.

lawyers dont make that much an hour, fluffy. stop shitposting. for once.
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PiOverlord
07/23/18 10:43:38 PM
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Fuparulez posted...
Yes, we should have socialism instead where instead of paying $1,500 to use a sink, her family pays 60% in income taxes and 25% in sales tax.

Free stuff costs a lot of money, children.

Countries that have implemented socialist policies are happier and healthier.
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monkeysRfunny
07/24/18 3:40:37 AM
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800+600=1500?

Also, aren't there policies that say that children shouldn't be pumping gas for this exact reason? I know at least a few of the gas stations near my house say people under the age of 16 shouldn't pump gas.
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cerealbox760
07/24/18 4:24:23 AM
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That's her fault. She should've called different hospitals to compare prices. That's what I did when I got in a car accident and i was bleeding to death unconscious, where i couldn't even walk because one of my bones popped out that needed emergency surgery right away. These libs feel entitled to the service of the closest hospital like their lives depended on it. Not in muh capitalism. Not today because maintaining idealogical purity is far more important than saving lives. Next time she can just go to a different hospital and take her business elsewhere
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catboy0_0
07/24/18 4:28:17 AM
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cerealbox760 posted...
That's her fault. She should've called different hospitals to compare prices. That's what I did when I got in a car accident and i was bleeding to death unconscious, where i couldn't even walk because one of my bones popped out that needed emergency surgery right away. These libs feel entitled to the service of the closest hospital like their lives depended on it. Not in muh capitalism. Not today because maintaining idealogical purity is far more important than saving lives. Next time she can just go to a different hospital and take her business elsewhere

nice
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07/24/18 4:34:04 AM
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cerealbox760 posted...
That's her fault. She should've called different hospitals to compare prices. That's what I did when I got in a car accident and i was bleeding to death unconscious, where i couldn't even walk because one of my bones popped out that needed emergency surgery right away. These libs feel entitled to the service of the closest hospital like their lives depended on it. Not in muh capitalism. Not today because maintaining idealogical purity is far more important than saving lives. Next time she can just go to a different hospital and take her business elsewhere

lmao
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07/25/18 5:47:17 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
That's her fault. She should've called different hospitals to compare prices. That's what I did when I got in a car accident and i was bleeding to death unconscious, where i couldn't even walk because one of my bones popped out that needed emergency surgery right away. These libs feel entitled to the service of the closest hospital like their lives depended on it. Not in muh capitalism. Not today because maintaining idealogical purity is far more important than saving lives. Next time she can just go to a different hospital and take her business elsewhere

Savage capitalism wins again! No commie BS in our red blooded veins, no sir!
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VIIVincent
07/25/18 5:50:36 PM
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A bandaid will slap you with a couple thousand because of fees >_>
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