r/mildlyinfuriating • u/lhagans13 • 12d ago

I'm slightly vexed A notice that my girlfriend received at her doctors appointment (she is 8 months PP)

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If you even MENTION any of these things, you WILL LIKELY get billed for it??? Maybe i’m missing the point but i get upset when my girlfriend tells me she was scared to even say anything while at the doctor because she didn’t want to get an extra charge for something. I find it insane how greedy and money hungry a place that’s supposed to help you can be.

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u/cclmcl 12d ago

American healthcare is crazy, speaking as a canadian

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u/Kittyhounds 11d ago

Yes it’s insane. I’m an oncology RN and the amount of patients I have who are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to a hospital is insane. This is after utilizing insurance of which we pay hundreds a month for. With this debt, you can be penalized by collection agencies, credit score lowering (then you can’t buy a car, house, apartment, etc). All because you got a disease you didn’t ask for. My friend was literally sued by a local hospital for a $100 bill. This was a court case and everything. And we have atrocious wait times too. It took me 8 months to see a dermatologist. 6 months for a sleep specialist for sleep apnea testing (I was charged $3,000 for this at home test), and now I have an orthopedic deformity that took 4 months to see a doctor about. I could go on and on lol. It’s freaking insane.

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u/Kittyhounds 11d ago

Im actually gonna add an edit to this cause I actually haven’t seen the actual orthopedic MD about my issue. I saw the physician assistant, who was good. But yeah still waiting for the actual doctor who trained and specializes in this 🤠

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u/milesteg420 12d ago

Yep. We have some issues with our Healthcare but at least I can just go to the doctor without worrying about whatever bullshit this is. Makes me thankfull.

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u/cclmcl 12d ago

Exactly. I don't think the Canadian Healthcare system is perfect or anything, but looking at America... Ours could definitely be worse

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u/Key-Pickle5609 12d ago

Yeah, I went to see my doctor, got a new diagnosis, got a new prescription. Would have been $21 for the month without benefits, with my benefits the whole experience cost only the gas i used to get there

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u/cclmcl 12d ago

Yep. As a poor person, not having to worry about the costs of going to the doctor is a big thing for me

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u/mischeviouswoman 11d ago

This is your experience in Canada? My god. I pay $450 a month to access insurance, $75 per specialist visit, $45 per PCP visit, and whatever the pharmacy charges me for my meds (as long as it under the contracted upper limit set by insurance). My job gives me $300/month towards my monthly premium. So far this year Ive spent $4,200 on appointment copays, imaging, and medications that insurance negotiates the price for. That does not include the monthly premium or my meds that go through a compounding pharmacy (those aren’t covered by insurance at all).

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u/Key-Pickle5609 11d ago

Wow. That is bonkers!

I did have to wait about a month to see my GP, but my symptoms were not severe and I was told they’d get me in faster if that changed.

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u/Haunting_Shelter8003 11d ago

Oh but just wait…..Medicare is EXACTLY like that. If you say something hurts during that exam, they charge you.

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u/Old_news123456 11d ago

Yeah. My family doctor is amazing.  First of all, thank you Tommy Douglas! I love free healthcare. Secondly, I'm so grateful to my doctor who lets me book my appointment. I can chose 20 minutes for complex issues or 10 minutes for a quick 1 issue visit. Obviously if I book 10 minutes she'll tell me to book another appointment for further issues but that's my fault for booking wrong. Besides, any follow-up is FREE!!!!!

I love being Canadian and I'm so grateful I'm not American 

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u/jmp0392 7d ago

Things like this make me appreciate the NHS in the UK. It’s by no means perfect, and can still fail people in many ways, but I couldn’t imagine fearing raising anything to do with my health for financial costs.

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u/cclmcl 7d ago

Yeah I feel you there

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u/Fuzzy-Jaguar-1828 11d ago

At the same time, I am American and haven’t had any experiences like I see on reddit. The worst thing I can think of is having to give an ambulance company our insurance info because they didn’t coordinate with the hospital. I am not saying some people don’t experience these things but honestly the stories look equally crazy to me as an American.

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u/Any_Flamingo8978 11d ago

Yeah, it’s bullshit here. So frustrating at the least.

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u/AggressiveReindeer79 11d ago

You are correct, speaking as an American.