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Apr 21, 2021
2:40
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Iman23
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Doctor charges me $855 for a knee brace I can get on Amazon for $155? Why is
this acceptable?
I told the Doctor I am cash pay. I do not have insurance.
Our system is so friggin screwed up.
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Doctor charges me $855 for a knee brace I can get on Amazon for $155? Why is
Iman23
4/21/21 2:40pm
The doctor sells his/her own knee braces? I’m surprised they just didn’t give you a prescription to go pick one up at
Slim
4/21/21 2:41pm
if they did that, they wouldn't be able to charge a 550% markup.
CougarTwins
4/21/21 2:43pm
Doc says your son needs a knee brace (tore his ACL)...and has one in the office
Iman23
4/21/21 2:45pm
Huh. Weird. I have no idea how common that is. I don’t own my own practice and every equipment prescription I write is
Slim
4/21/21 2:47pm
I had ankle reconstruction surgery in Dec. 2018. My ortho surgeon's office provided me with the leg boot post surgery
SierraCoug
4/21/21 3:04pm
My ortho is the same. They brought out the brace while I was there. My wife
LaserCoug
4/21/21 3:20pm
return it and say we don't need this
BYU Grounds
4/21/21 3:46pm
Is the charge only for the brace or is it the physician fee, etc?
Jelly Man
4/21/21 2:42pm
physician fee was $401. $209 to drain the fluid and another $200 for Xray. I
Iman23
4/21/21 2:47pm
If we had single payer, your son would still be waiting to get in. Transparent
gwalker
4/21/21 2:52pm
Worked in the Netherlands for a bit. Wait was no longer than in US.
McGreevey
4/21/21 2:59pm
In small homogenous countries it can work. In a very large, diverse country like
gwalker
4/21/21 3:05pm
Single payer may very well work better in other countries than in the US
McGreevey
4/21/21 3:16pm
The ratio of would be abusers in this country is too high. The government would
gwalker
4/21/21 3:21pm
And that doesn't even get into the supply side in which health care providers
gwalker
4/21/21 3:22pm
I share some of those same concerns but I guess I don't see an average American
McGreevey
4/21/21 3:44pm
How does single payer solve that? I'm not trying to pick a fight but
mudpupper
4/21/21 3:03pm
Single payer solves nothing. I am not sure the reason why you don’t have health
Jelly Man
4/21/21 3:47pm
You should call their billing office and explain the situation.
Cheesy Gordita
4/21/21 2:58pm
Yah. See if they’ll take the brace back? It does seem unfair.
Slim
4/21/21 3:00pm
Call them and tell them you are cash pay.
DwideCougar
4/21/21 3:28pm
I'm guessing its made by Apple? Just pay it, don't ask questions. Its better.
Moops
4/21/21 3:31pm
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