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Anonymous
Hi /trv/,

Last month I went to the blue clinic at 9601 S. Sepulveda in LA and paid US$135 at the counter to see a doctor for gastro. He gave me an injection of something, wouldn't tell me what it was, and I left. Now I'm home and I received a letter in the mail: they want a bunch of cash from me including $75 for "weekend service"; $145 for medication, and $25.00 for a glucose test strip (a 20,000% markup). I intend to ignore this letter but can you tell me if this is normal for the American medical system!?
>> Anonymous
>>4932

Well certainly not a language issue then. I'd chalk it up to everyone in LA being retarded, personally.
>> Anonymous
Forward the bills to your insurer, grateful Ausfag. They will know what to do and even if the bills are legit I doubt your premiums will go up for a sub-$250 sum.
>> Anonymous
>>4956
Be nice if our medical system wasn't a privatized money bilking machine. Sadly part of the problem lies with us having so many obesity related problems and being so quick to sue doctors over being unhappy with plastic surgery on the obverse however we reject universal health care as some sort of diabolic socialist conspiracy.
>> Anonymous
>>4964

Problem is, whenever someone brings up socialized medicine they use canada as the example, when canada has what is possible the most fucktarded system out there. long story short: you cannot pay for a procedure if it is authorized by health canada. health canada has really long queues for a bunch of simple shit like MRI's, so people go wanting, especially the elderly. this system is used in Canada, Cuba, and the DPRK only. in Europe you have the Public Health system, but if you don't want to wait there is also private care. this is good, because it takes the weight of the upper and upper middle class off the shoulders of the public health system, plus their taxes still go to pay for it.
>> Anonymous
>>4972

authorized should be offered, i screwed up, rest of the post still stands.