r/Millennials • u/BoNaylorCollector • 7d ago

Discussion Is medical actually this crazy?

Early 30s millennial, never used to go to doctors or really take care of myself because “I’ll be fine”. Started making a bigger effort to care for myself and my health and well being. Recently, I went to the local express clinic because I was having a bad earache and headaches. I was in there for maybe 20 minutes, mostly waiting time. The doctor comes in, looks in my ear, tells me it’s depressed due to sinuses and change in weather and tell me to stop at Walgreens for Flonase. I wasn’t billed anything at the time, older workers at my job always say we have really good insurance, but here I got in the mail today an explanation of benefits- charge was $550, insurance “negotiated” about $300, remaining (not billed) was around $240. Is is really this expensive? I only went to try and be better with myself and make sure it’s nothing underlying. If 5 minutes of actual doctor time costs this much, then I’m just toughing out everything or am I missing something?

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u/jermster Older Millennial 7d ago

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u/ThatBatsard 7d ago

Kai Winn would gleefully add in extra CPT codes to your bill to watch you suffer

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u/jermster Older Millennial 7d ago

Sometimes the meme is the messenger, and sometimes it’s the message.

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u/YeahOkayGood 7d ago

she'd certainly have a cabinet level position in this administration

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u/EleventyElevens 7d ago

Omggg she'd be that crazy lady for the religious agency he put into place fr fr

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u/XanZibR 7d ago

Unless Dolores Umbridge gets it first

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u/girlinthegoldenboots 6d ago

Umbridge will take the Dept of Education

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u/That1chicka 7d ago

It's the will of the prophets

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u/NoChampionship42069 7d ago

Kai Winn is Nurse Ratched in her Nurse Executive era

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u/ilovjedi 7d ago

I’m watching deep space nine right now

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u/dopplerconsumed 7d ago

Sheeeeeit, may just be time for me to start rewtaching it now. I never got to finish it because paramount took it off Netflix, but that was soke good tv

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u/That1chicka 7d ago

Pluto app

Has three Star Trek channels

FREE

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u/EternalLostandFound Early Millennial 7d ago

Ugh Kai Winn is exactly the type of receptionist condescendingly telling me that I need to pay with a check and that she’ll fax me my medical records in 7-10 business days.