[Magdalen] A WTF moment indeed

[Judy Fleener]

I recently suffered anaphylaxis and had Bill drive to the hospital.  We are
about 5 blocks from there and there is very little traffic in that
direction.   The nurses told us not to do it again.  By the way I was
scared sh**less.

On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 10:08 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Yes.  The ambulance people are so greedy some of their servicesseem almost
> humorous.  For example, my mother who could literallyfall out her bedroom
> window on the entrance to her local ER, had tobe transported by the local
> ambulance service.  It was a trip of lessthan a block, and they attempted
> to recoup their $500 charge fromme because Medicare wouldn't pay it.  I did
> not accede to their demands.Mother had let her private medical insurance
> expire a few months beforeshe died.  They would apparently have paid this
> crazy charge.
>
> David Strang.
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> In a message dated 5/26/2019 5:48:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
>
> $500 to go to the ER?
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan