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Total Hip, $13,000

The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath

Cost of a hospital day

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Huge Response!• What is the impact of medical costs on you or your family?• 2002 READER RESPONSES• All• Insured• Uninsured• Age 50 and Over• Anonymous S.E. MichiganInsured5 months agoTotal health care in my area

has been buying up doctor's private practices. My chiropractor now orders many more tests, hired more staff including a should be retired doctor to do a physical exam. Plain padding the bill.

• Anonymous CAInsured5 months agoAnthem Blue Cross coverage left me with $3900.00 charges for my first colonoscopy and does NOT cover any sedation charges, as they feel the procedure doesn't reguire any.

• Anonymous VirginiaInsured5 months agoHigh premiums decrease our spending on other products and services. We save more as a supplemental hedge against a major medical emergency than we would otherwise.