You must log in or # to comment.
I had to think about this for an embarrassingly long time before I realise this was America and they don’t have the NHS. In the UK you should absolutely provide your identity to the hospital, so it can go on your medical record.
Don’t be embarrassed homie. We should be embarrassed for not running the streets and fixing this shit already.
Why so they can censor your blood type?
I like this idea but I struggle to believe it would work.
Went to the hospital for a kidney stone a few years ago. When I was released, 3 security guards crowded the front door to the hospital and wouldn’t let me leave for an extra hour and a half because they were adamant I had to pay my bill then and there.
They had all my information, didn’t even bother trying to go through my insurance, just “no, you owe us 2400 right now” and threatening to call the cops.
Me, a 110lbs woman fucked up on dilauded was ready to tussle but ended up paying before I left cause I didn’t want to deal with the police.
They ended up charging me, and then my insurance as well. I talked to my insurance who then bullied them into paying me back. Took 6 months but I did manage to get paid back.
You people live a dystopia.
Don’t worry, we’re painfully aware.
Pfffft not enough of us. Conservatives will go “B-B-BUT CANADA WUD MAKE U WAIT A BAJILLION YEARS FOR A BRAIN EXPLOSION”
Holy shit, that’s insane. No wonder the US has triple the healthcare spending of their peers with worse health outcomes.
Bravo for the insurance provider, then… I guess?
Yeah for real, the hospital gave no shits until the phrase “insurance fraud” came up and suddenly everyone was super nice and accommodating 😮💨
What the fuck??? I’ve never heard of anything like this! Damn, I’m sorry that happened to you. Was it a for profit hospital or in the south? I’ve never even heard of something like this happening at all…
This was a for profit religious hospital known for their poor ER performance but it was the closest one and I was throwing up from pain in my mom’s backseat so we figured how bad could it be.
“For-profit” hospitals and prisons make my blood boil
confused european noises
Horrified European noises
poorly executed European A3 to A4 glissando
EDIT: Sorry, I was warming up my voice.
EDIT 2: Astonished European noises
confused Brazilian noises
confused Australian noises
To an American it just sounds like “kwah?”
Well yes but there are like 40 more languages other than French
I went to the hospital for a cough (it was ultimately pneumonia). It was a holiday so Drs weren’t open.
During intake they determined I was a “threat to myself and others”, detained me, and drugged me.
They tried to make me foot the bill and sent me to collections without any prior notice months later.
I disputed it with credit. And explained the situation, how I was held against my will and how they exceeded the scope of care.
The credit bureau surprisingly sided with me and cleared my credit of any wrong doing.
I later found out that several American hospitals were needlessly drugging adolescents and it was a huge problem.
The lack of oversight for sectioning someone for anything is very scary. There is no way to fight it really and also YOU have to foot the bill. Let alone the trauma of being held against your will.
100%. I’ll never ever step foot in that hospital again.
They denied me phone calls to my family for over 24hrs so they were worried and looking for me.
I’ll never forget the slap in the face when I got out and they billed me 50$ for a grilled cheese sandwich and saltines.
This is probably a bot, but also potentially someone in psychosis doing their psychosis shit.
Why? What benefit could I possibly have to keep my identity a secret in a hospital emergency? They need access to my NHS records so they know my medical history, blood type, current medications, etc.
They’d treat me regardless, but it would be very weird and suspicious if I didn’t identify myself. They might even call the police because of it, because who does that?
Americans.
Yes this is absolutely an American thing, if you can avoid it at the least don’t take the ambulance unless you want a $5000 bill
Take just a moment to appreciate how shite the US healthcare system is that this post is sound medical advice.
Help. The insurance company is inside the house.
You let your doctors know your blood type? What if they use that to find out who you are and bill you
In the USA, they care more about the health of your wallet than your health.
To any Euros reading this: yes, it’s that bad. Even worse, most people call it “the best” system in the world.
This is counterproductive to my goals of having the most medical debt of any American to ever live and then die without paying. I’m playing for high score
Godspeed 🫡
Have you even considered public healthcare?
I mean, c’mon… No other country in in the world goes through that shit…
Honestly, fuck you. You think we don’t want public Healthcare? You think we have any power here at all??? You think our votes mean fucking anything?? Christ, the dude in charge of our country is so monstrously evil that his supporters have bumper stickers saying “felon for president”. Rich people run our country, no matter what anyone else pretends, and there’s nothing we can do because they’ve slowly over decades made our population not give a fuck. I voted, but ONE THIRD of our country didn’t. Get real.
I’ve upvoted you despite of the *fuck you * sentence. I must recognize you have a point, and understand the anger.
The USA are a total dystopia.
Last year I had to be taken to the hospital for an emergency and stayed for three days.
This is how much I was billed:Fuck that, I’ve paid good money for my medical insurance, the company can damn well start paying the hospital! I’ve got a lot more in common with the nurses, doctors, and support staff than I do with insurance parasites, I want them justly recompensed for their labor. Will the company try to renege on the contract by refusing as much coverage as they think they can get away with? That’s a lawsuit for another day, when I’m feeling better, and I’ll recruit the hospital administrators to my side.
My brother in Christ, are you assuming the hospital (and the pharmacy) isn’t also owned by the insurance company? And do you think that the profits will get passed on to the laborers?
Mine is not. UCLA exists for the benefit of UCLA, but fortunately that includes providing excellent medical care in order to keep their reputation as an outstanding teaching hospital.
It’s not. UCLA exists for the benefit of UCLA, but fortunately that includes providing excellent medical care in order to keep their reputation as an outstanding teaching hospital.
Bruh, they could just use your blood samples to identify you.
Also, the US could soon change its laws to no longer require hospitals to treat you for an empergency, so they could ask you to pre-pay, like they do in State-Capitalist PRC where I’m from.
<.< What use is a blood sample if my DNA isn’t in the system?
“Yes this appears to be an A type blood individual with high cholesterol” good luck with that.
It’s real easy. They’re gonna have a different nurse ask you every 15 minutes for your insurance information, and if that fails, they’ll assign a social worker to sit with you and begin applying for medicaid benefits on your behalf. They will slowwww your treatment because they know you aren’t indigent and this point, you’re either crazy or playing them. They may call for a transfer to a psychiatric hospital, they’ll certainly be making moves at this point you want to avoid. They know how to get their money. Charity care isn’t just a pot you can freely dip in or we’d all be doing it.
But I like the spirit of the thing.
Even in the US this doesn’t seem like a good idea.
This idea unfortunately isn’t a great option for those with chronic illnesses. Having a medical history on file is often critical for recieving the correct care, and you can’t have your cake and eat it.
Either they know who you are, your history, and where to bill to, or they don’t know who you are, your history, and where to bill to.
As always the real answer is universal healthcare. But I totally get it for those who are in the position to do so.
“Show up as a ghost and leave as one.”
