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From: Robert Y on 10 Nov 2009 15:32
When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago, a doctor I didn't
know stopped by and looked at my chart for 2 or 3 minutes. I just got a
bill from him separate from the hospital bill for $325.

Maybe one reason healthcare costs are so high is that everybody involved
in any case grabs a piece of the action because they know the patient
can't do anything about it. I don't have medical insurance, not that
that would justify such charges.

From: Bert Hyman on 10 Nov 2009 15:47
In news:4af9ce02$0$31267$607ed4bc(a)cv.net Robert Y <invalid(a)domain.net>
wrote:

> When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago, a doctor I didn't
> know stopped by and looked at my chart for 2 or 3 minutes. I just got
> a bill from him separate from the hospital bill for $325.

Did you plan to do anything about that other than whine on some
newsgroups?

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: RGrannus on 11 Nov 2009 18:25
On Nov 10, 3:47 pm, Bert Hyman <b...(a)iphouse.com> wrote:
> Innews:4af9ce02$0$31267$607ed4bc(a)cv.netRobert Y <inva...(a)domain.net>
> wrote:
>
> > When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago, a doctor I didn't
> > know stopped by and looked at my chart for 2 or 3 minutes. I just got
> > a bill from him separate from the hospital bill for $325.
>
> Did you plan to do anything about that other than whine on some
> newsgroups?

Exactly what would you propose?
From: RGrannus on 11 Nov 2009 18:33
On Nov 10, 3:32 pm, Robert Y <inva...(a)domain.net> wrote:
> When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago, a doctor I didn't
> know stopped by and looked at my chart for 2 or 3 minutes. I just got a
> bill from him separate from the hospital bill for $325.
>
> Maybe one reason healthcare costs are so high is that everybody involved
> in any case grabs a piece of the action because they know the patient
> can't do anything about it. I don't have medical insurance, not that
> that would justify such charges.

I think that's almost routine for doctors and anyone else involved to
milk the patient for all they can get. Andy Rooney mentioned it
happening to him on "60 Minutes" a few weeks ago. And I know for a
fact it's happened to relatives of mine. That type of overcharging,
fraud, and what they call "defensive medicine" (which is just another
justification for milking the system with a lot of unnecessary tests
and procedures) are certainly among the reasons the U.S. spends the
most for healthcare without even covering everyone.
From: Bert Hyman on 11 Nov 2009 18:55
In news:b2349198-a95a-479e-9c60-7a71d45027e4(a)e7g2000vbi.googlegroups.com
RGrannus <rgrannus(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 10, 3:47 pm, Bert Hyman <b...(a)iphouse.com> wrote:
>> Innews:4af9ce02$0$31267$607ed4bc(a)cv.netRobert Y <inva...(a)domain.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > When I was in the hospital a couple of months ago, a doctor I
>> > didn't know stopped by and looked at my chart for 2 or 3 minutes.
>> > I just got a bill from him separate from the hospital bill for
>> > $325.
>>
>> Did you plan to do anything about that other than whine on some
>> newsgroups?
>
> Exactly what would you propose?

You're kidding, right?

Talk to someone at the hospital to find out just who the guy was,
what he was doing and what you were charged for.

If you're not satisified, follow whatever consumer complaint system is
in place where you live.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
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