A System of the Absurd
Charge for wellness checkup blood tests @ St. Lukes Hospital: $1142.20. Amount written off by hospital as negotiated by Anthem BC/BS: $967.20. The insurance company pays NOTHING for this service. Amount patient required to pay: $175 Does any of this make sense? Does $1142.20 represent the true cost of doing the testing for the hospital? What if I had requested to pay cash for the whole thing? Same charge? BTW, my mom's hospital bill (Des Peres Hospital) for her same-day surgery (rotator cuff repair)--ready--$33,000. Not sure what her insurance is going to cover yet, but she was at the hospital from 8 am to 5 pm, and in actual surgery less than 2 hours. Never admitted to a room, just in and out burger style. The surgeon had 8 similar surgeries on the schedule that day. Bonus!
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Are you planning to retire before the kids today grow up? If not, you may find yourself strangling some people during your sessions.
Cell phone stuff like that is only going to get worse. For those of us that grew up without them or have spent the last 10 years incarcerated, we can get by with not having them when we go to the restroom. I remember that up until 3 years ago, I didn't even carry one on my person (you know it got in the way of my gun). I would keep it in my glove box for road emergencies. Of course, now I'm as guilty as anyone in terms of having it, but I did turn mine off during your workshop :)
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