return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoA former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoDo you have a choice of which hospital you go to when put into an ambulance? (Never ridden in one, when I needed one I drove my self out of fear of the bill).
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoGenerally speaking, the ambulance should take you to the nearest available ER. Some shady services may divert riders to affiliated hospitals. I’ve heard more than a few instances of ambulances being redirected from hospitals entirely based on the prospective ability of the rider to pay. So you’ve got even less control than you’d initially suspect.
Do you have a choice of which hospital you go to when put into an ambulance?
(Never ridden in one, when I needed one I drove my self out of fear of the bill).
Generally speaking, the ambulance should take you to the nearest available ER. Some shady services may divert riders to affiliated hospitals.
I’ve heard more than a few instances of ambulances being redirected from hospitals entirely based on the prospective ability of the rider to pay.
So you’ve got even less control than you’d initially suspect.