Reply #5: My Dad's story [View All]

[SaddenedDem]

50 yrs. old, worked since he was 15. First time in his life without health insurance - wages too low in shit job after layoff from degreed position.

6:00 AM Wakes up for work and can't breath after getting out of the shower.

6:15 Wakes wife asking her to call ambulance.

6:30 Ambulance arrives, drives 4 miles to hospital - $500.00+

One hour in the local emergency room in massive heart failure, oxygen, some meds and moved to a life flight to larger hospital - $12,900.00+ for ER

Life Flight to nearest cardiac center (30 miles) - $6,900.00+

6 days in CICU - $59,000.00+

20 minutes with heart surgeon for stent insert - $3,200.00

Various and asundry other physicians (cardiologist, surgeon, organ specialists) - $5,000.00+

$85,700.00+ - And that was BEFORE open heart surgery and the first surgeon told him to pay cash before the surgery or die.