I fell off my ebike and broke my collarbone. In the immense pain and fear I was in I went to emergency clinic that forwarded me to an ER. I received no care at this ER and only sat in a bed for 4 hours before they discharged me. I’ve been refreshing my claims page for my government subsidized insurance for abt a month waiting for the other foot to drop. I have to pay $620 dollars in copays I don’t have. How is the American healthcare system so broken? Also why would any doctor recommend going to an ER? I will also loose my benefits if my premium rates rise since Trump and Congress want to give tax breaks to the ultra wealthy. I knew the system would come for me eventually, there is no escape.
Don’t understand. If the X-ray didn’t show it, I’d figure I had a minute fracture, do what the doc said, go about my day. I’ve had many breaks, no compound fractures, but a few greenstick and the like, plenty that were so minor, wasn’t any care that would make a difference (per the doctors). Not much can be done with ribs and fingers and toes. :)
Can you explain why it took an MRI to see the break? Not in the medical field, not being mean or sarcastic, just can’t get my head around it. As I understand it, that is not what an MRI scan is for.
Yes, without the ACA it would have been far more than you could afford, but not hundreds of thousands. I’ve had a few surgeries, and not even the shattered femur was over $100,000, even with the overinflated prices.
BTW, fixing to lose my Obamacare! Nice, ain’t it?