Healthcare Costs A Lot In America: Why Your Stitches Cost $1,500

Found this great info-graphic today here. Click the image below to see the full size version.

 

Via: Medical Billing And Coding

 

Key Points:

  1. Providers charge more because they can.
  2. They can charge more
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Daily Digest as of 12:39am for 2010.11.24

55 posts during the last day 2010.11.24

Tell #California State legislators that we need to implement & improve #health reform! http://c.2ff.us/4YP ; #government [px]
@stoweboyd Yep, all new streaming account, and raised prices for regular

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Daily Digest as of 8:00am for 2010.02.06

17 posts during the last day 2010.02.06

got basically no #sleep; maybe less than 4 hours max. #exhausted #tired #pain 7/10 and an elephant standing on my groin/abdomen [px]
Got to my #doctors #appointment like

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My Blog.OSTP.gov comments and a Sincere Request for You.

In Today’s email I got a broadcast via the Americans for Safe Access (ASA) mailing list which stated that;

President Obama has made it clear that, when creating policy, his administration will hold science Read the rest

my history in brief and life after Eyematic

TODAY

Today for most people was just another day in their lives.  For me it was just another day over 2500 and counting since becoming mentally and physically disabled on the job and the life … Read the rest

I am beat down tired, worn out, and hurting really badly.

the title says it all about how i feel to a degree.
i kept a pretty detailed written log of todays journey. some of which i’ll go into here.
my stay in California is extended … Read the rest

Corprate Greed, Forced upgrade! Number Portability not quite there.

Prelude:
I’ve moved a couple times over the last few years. It is a real pain in the ass having to deal with upcalling and harassing the Adjuster, and my Doctors on a very regular … Read the rest