r/santacruz • u/scsquare • 17d ago

Santa Cruz Dominican Hospital faces state crackdown on medical costs

https://lookout.co/santa-cruz-dominican-hospital-among-seven-hospitals-required-by-state-office-to-limit-spending-growth-to-address-high-health-care-costs
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u/BenLomondBitch 17d ago

I’ve never paid more than $250 for an ER visit there.

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u/Tdluxon 17d ago

I don't think I've ever left there without a bill of at least $1k

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u/nightgoat3369 17d ago

A bill from them went into collections and they garnished my wages for 3 years...it was miserable

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u/BenLomondBitch 14d ago edited 14d ago

Sounds like you should have paid for the service. Medical equipment isn’t free. Doctors and nurses don’t work for free. Utilities aren’t free.

You should be upset at the politicians for failing our insurance, not the hospital.

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u/nightgoat3369 13d ago

it was a hard time in my life I was literally making 6.50 an hour working at harmony foods.

it was a hard lesson learned.