chill dog !!81dzJNNYL started this discussion 5 years ago#99,242
How much does an uninsured ER visit (and/or doctor appointment, but please specify which) cost in your area? Last time I went to the ER, two years ago, there was a sign in the window saying that uninsured visits cost ~$1700. That's fucked up.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 12 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,095
@1,120,028 (Erik !AltRitexT6)
yeah and it was just a few stitches. most of the cost is just for even going to the ER at all. apparently, unless you're dying, you should go to urgent care because it won't cost you as much
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Anonymous B replied with this 5 years ago, 53 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,111
> Meh, I would rather pay higher taxes and have everyone covered.
you leftist son of a bitch
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 5 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,231
@1,120,111 (B)
What did they drop it to? How long did it take?
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Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 7 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,237
Highest my medical bill has been without insurance was $43,000. That was from when I was hospitalized from being bit by a deer tick while hiking, and spent 2 weeks in hospital.
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
After 7 years, the debt is erased.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,239
@previous (J)
Christ that's extortionate. Imagine getting your credit fucked and debt collectors chasing you for seven whole damn years or going bankrupt because you got sick or injured
Anonymous J replied with this 5 years ago, 4 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,244
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
They bug you for a while, but then they let up and just leave it in your credit report. I have a bill that's been on my credit report for 6 years. About one more year and it'll be gone.
I could pay the $303.00 that I owe, but then it would remain on my credit report for 7 more years. So I'll just let then erase it when it's passes the 7 years mark, then I don't have to worry about it anymore.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 10 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,255
@previous (J)
Adulthood is complicated and scary tbh.
Anonymous J replied with this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,258
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Yea, no shit. I remember my mom telling me when I was a kid, if I thought life was hard then, wait until I turned 18 and had to grow up. Fuck, she was not kidding.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,260
@previous (J)
It's just so complex and there's so little guidance. The consequences are harsh and there's no safety net. But it's the lack of guidance that gets me.
Anonymous J replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,262
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
There was definitely no guide books made for living the grown up life. You pretty much have to figure it out on your own.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 6 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,268
@previous (J)
I am so unready for all of this. How do people do it?
Anonymous J replied with this 5 years ago, 5 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,274
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It's just a slow ass process of getting to where you want to be. It's taken me 30 years to get to where I'm at, but I still got a ways to go.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 5 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,276
@previous (J)
It just seems so easy to fuck it all up at any time.
Anonymous J replied with this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,279
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It can happen. One little thing can turn your world upside down.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 5 years ago, 15 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,120,284
@previous (J)
Yeah. It's a truly terrifying prospect for me. It's made worse by the fact that I work in a pretty small field, too. I've seen some of my friends repeatedly fuck up their lives due to mental illness. It's just. Scary.
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Anonymous B replied with this 5 years ago, 21 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,120,612