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Originally Posted by sharkbit
Anyways, in December, I went to the ER for numbness in my right arm, leg, and face and then had to spend the night in the hospital for a suspected stroke. Went thru quite a few tests, including an MRI and CT scans.
The copy of the bill came earlier this month, all itemized. $36000 total  , including $6000 for the ER visit and $8000 for the MRI.
With the contractual agreement the hospital had with the insurance company, the hospital only billed the insurance company $2400 with my out of pocket being $240. 
I got the Explanation of Benefits from the insurance company yesterday which pretty much backed up what the bill was.
So where does the hospital make up the difference between the $36000 and the $2400?
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But where does the hospital get 36,000 dollars for one person getting one test and an overnight stay? Yes, hospital's are expensive and what not, but $36,000?! some Americans don't even make that in a year. Thats more than what I spend at college a year with full room and board and books plus booze money.
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Originally Posted by Armistead
Well, lower middle class, most make $11-$20 bucks per hour, plumbers, ect.. Today $20 an hour would barely give you a middle class living.
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yes, wages have stagnated but the CPI has marched upwards. Most of the growth in our GDP since the 80's has not gone to the middle or lower class.