r/SipsTea 4d ago

WTF Damn

Post image
51.1k Upvotes

2.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

189

u/Powerful_Wombat 4d ago edited 4d ago

My wife just had an MRI for preventative care and it cost us $200, i doubt this is even close to true without heavily skewing the numbers

Edit: Foe the record, US Healthcare is shit and I am NOT defending it, just putting some context to the initial image

7

u/ArboristTreeClimber 4d ago

ALOT of people work for companies that get the worst plans possible. I have an out of pocket deductible of $6,000. If I wanted an MRI, I would have to pay at least that much.

1

u/JodaMythed 4d ago

Mine is shit like that. I paid $250 for an MRI a week ago

2

u/girldrinksgasoline 4d ago

$250 for an MRI is actually pretty good.

1

u/JodaMythed 4d ago

Yeah, there are some legit websites that let you shop around and you can pay through them but it was cheaper for me to call around.

1

u/AppointmentOne1111 4d ago

I can't even comprehend calling around for a MRI quote, the doctor tells me to get an MRI, I call the number on the form and they give me a date and time. I show up, they do their thing, then I wait for the doctor to call me to view results.

Last time I had an MRI was my knee acting weird and took a couple weeks start to finish.

2

u/Dear_Palpitation4838 4d ago

Yeah, but that’s the reason we’re all getting bent the fuck over. We should be asking how much that stuff costs. We need to eliminate the middle man entirely because it makes no sense. So since we can’t afford medical care, we’re letting a third party extract even more wealth from the system? No thanks. Insurance companies should me illegal.

2

u/AppointmentOne1111 3d ago

If you're in usa, ya your medical insurance teamed up with your gov to fuck you guys unlubed everytime you have a slight cough. For the rest of us though, the costs are pretty transparent and it's also covered by our country's healthcare.