I had an email today from UHC inviting me to view my statements online. So I logged in to my insurance account and was SHOCKED. A bill for over $80,000 from the hospital was submitted. This does not include the surgeon's bill, radiology, pathology or anesthesia.

The hospital has been paid per plan contract slightly over $28,000. Other bills are still pending.

Either hospitals are taking a beating on self-pays, or subsidizing them with what insured patients are paying.

All totalled, this process has been billed to my insurance at somewhere close to $130,000.

The amazing thing is that most hospitals run on a 3%+- profit margin. So many people don realize that so many people get treatment & never pay for it also a ton of Medicare & Medicaid treatments are done at a loss. Constantly defending frivolous lawsuits cost hospitals a ton of money, even if hey win them all. There are so many things we could do to reduce the cost of healthcare. But that would mean allowing a doctor to make decisions & recommendations without having to worry about getting sued for doing his job.

No way that could work... Letting people that invested years into learning how to help people actually just help people. How stupid of an idea is that?

Love this! U r so right!