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posted by martyb on Friday April 19 2019, @08:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the Death-is-cheap-life-is-expensive-dept dept.

Have you ever wondered what it costs to keep a person alive when they are on the brink of death? Thanks to a post by a suicide survivor who started a rash of posts concerning hospital costs for the mortally challenged we know that the hospital bill for suicide management can be from 10K to 100K. Oliver Jordan clocked up 25,000 likes and hundreds of responses to his post with some people saying it cost them 10K to 20K for a US emergency room visit. Once a patient enters a hospital they can racked many charges often without realising what the end bill will be.

In memory of MDC.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 20 2019, @06:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 20 2019, @06:47PM (#832664)

    Yes, it does not have to be government. It could be for example Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which is exactly what the doctor I had for 37 years wanted to have happen.

  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:39PM

    Yes, it does not have to be government.

    Who claimed that it did? Certainly not me.

    However, the parent company of BC/BS is definitely part of the problem.

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    No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr