Comments on: Thanks To Medical Bills, Falling Deeper Into A Hole Called Debt. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:22:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Op-Ed: My Experience & Why We Need Healthcare Reform A.S.A.P. | My Two Dollarshttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-29868 Op-Ed: My Experience & Why We Need Healthcare Reform A.S.A.P. | My Two Dollars Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:15:15 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-29868 [...] in April I wrote about how our medical bills were starting to really pile up due to my brush with leukemia, and at that point we were really worried about how much it was all [...] [...] in April I wrote about how our medical bills were starting to really pile up due to my brush with leukemia, and at that point we were really worried about how much it was all [...]

]]> By: Spending Some Money On Myself Feels Good.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-26744 Spending Some Money On Myself Feels Good. Wed, 28 May 2008 19:44:20 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-26744 [...] we don’t have credit card debt anymore, my medical bills are mostly paid off, and I have been doing my best to put money aside for the future, I have decided to spend $250 on [...] [...] we don’t have credit card debt anymore, my medical bills are mostly paid off, and I have been doing my best to put money aside for the future, I have decided to spend $250 on [...]

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24968 David Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:08:05 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24968 I believe social medicine can work fine, if done correctly. So many things in our country are "socialist" based that we could make medicine work as well...if we truly wanted to. But big pharma and the ins. co's doesn't allow that to happen. I believe social medicine can work fine, if done correctly. So many things in our country are “socialist” based that we could make medicine work as well…if we truly wanted to. But big pharma and the ins. co’s doesn’t allow that to happen.

]]> By: Jeffhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24964 Jeff Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24964 Man that sucks to have to pay so much for your medical. I use to live in Canada and frankly social medicine isn't all it is cracked up to be. Sure the Dems can mandate social medical plans where the person only pays say 50.00 per month but then you will only be able to go to doctors who are over worked, etc and the quality of your service will be even worse. The problem is the whole medical system. If you think about it the system's financially incentivize when you are sick, there really isn't a financial incentive to make you healthy. From what I understand there is a system that is opposite to ours... the Chinese system, each doc is assigned a group of people he is to keep healthy and as long as they are healthy he gets a check from the gov't. As I understand it If one of them gets sick he stops getting his amount for that person. If this were the case in the USA, you can bet there would be a whole lot less sick people no matter what drugs the big pharma was pushing. :) (Oh and from what I understand the Chinese docs don't use drugs to treat their patients either.) Personally I am looking at going the HSA route it seems to be the lesser evil in the health plan line up. Man that sucks to have to pay so much for your medical. I use to live in Canada and frankly social medicine isn’t all it is cracked up to be. Sure the Dems can mandate social medical plans where the person only pays say 50.00 per month but then you will only be able to go to doctors who are over worked, etc and the quality of your service will be even worse.

The problem is the whole medical system. If you think about it the system’s financially incentivize when you are sick, there really isn’t a financial incentive to make you healthy. From what I understand there is a system that is opposite to ours… the Chinese system, each doc is assigned a group of people he is to keep healthy and as long as they are healthy he gets a check from the gov’t. As I understand it If one of them gets sick he stops getting his amount for that person. If this were the case in the USA, you can bet there would be a whole lot less sick people no matter what drugs the big pharma was pushing. :) (Oh and from what I understand the Chinese docs don’t use drugs to treat their patients either.)

Personally I am looking at going the HSA route it seems to be the lesser evil in the health plan line up.

]]> By: Health Insurance, Medical Expenses, and Unscrupulous Doctors | Moolanomyhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24962 Health Insurance, Medical Expenses, and Unscrupulous Doctors | Moolanomy Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:01:08 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24962 [...] other day, David at My Two Dollars lamented how he’s falling further into debt due to his medical bills. The gauntlet of procedures he’s going through just reminded me of my own situation. In fact, [...] [...] other day, David at My Two Dollars lamented how he’s falling further into debt due to his medical bills. The gauntlet of procedures he’s going through just reminded me of my own situation. In fact, [...]

]]> By: mhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24941 m Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:41:25 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24941 Deamiter, very well said (both times)! And David (and Deamiter), great responses on the socialism comment. You both took the words right out of my mouth. Deamiter, very well said (both times)! And David (and Deamiter), great responses on the socialism comment. You both took the words right out of my mouth.

]]> By: 46th Carnival of Money Stories—Living it Outhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24934 46th Carnival of Money Stories—Living it Out Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:33:58 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24934 [...] at My Two Dollars is falling deeper into a hole called debt thanks to his recent medical bills. My mom’s treatments cost more than my dad makes in a year. But her insurance has covered it [...] [...] at My Two Dollars is falling deeper into a hole called debt thanks to his recent medical bills. My mom’s treatments cost more than my dad makes in a year. But her insurance has covered it [...]

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24805 david Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:17:05 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24805 Yea, it is unbelievable that these costs are AFTER insurance, isn't it? Yea, it is unbelievable that these costs are AFTER insurance, isn’t it?

]]> By: Lulugal11http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24801 Lulugal11 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:54:24 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24801 Wow. I understand your pain as I recently had some medical bills myself and I have some surgery to undertake at the end of this month. The nutty thing is that the bills keep coming from all directions....I got anaesthesia bills from the hospital and from the anaesthesiology lab then two bills for blood work.....etc. I asked the hospital to give me an estimate of the upcoming bill and what they told me AFTER insurance almost stopped my heart. Yup healthcare is really expensive here and I now understand how people go broke....from hospital bills. Wow. I understand your pain as I recently had some medical bills myself and I have some surgery to undertake at the end of this month.

The nutty thing is that the bills keep coming from all directions….I got anaesthesia bills from the hospital and from the anaesthesiology lab then two bills for blood work…..etc.

I asked the hospital to give me an estimate of the upcoming bill and what they told me AFTER insurance almost stopped my heart.

Yup healthcare is really expensive here and I now understand how people go broke….from hospital bills.

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24765 david Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:39:30 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/02/04/thanks-to-medical-bills-falling-deeper-into-a-hole-called-debt/#comment-24765 Thanks Mike, appreciate it. Thanks Mike, appreciate it.

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