Friday, April 25, 2008

How can you put a price on health?

I'm so grateful that I have health insurance! The bill for the treatment I got about 3 weeks ago showed up in the mailbox yesterday. Let's just say that the cost totaled to more than the 4 year education I'll be enduring at UC if I didn't get financial aid. A one day stay in a room is double what I paid to live in the dorms for a quarter. A pill that I take daily is triple the cost of what I pay for a bottle good for 10 days. Outrageous!
Just looking at this recent bill, I can't help but think about the millions (or maybe billions) of people that can't afford healthcare. Even if people can afford healthcare, they don't always receive what they pay for. It's sad.

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