“Best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients what’s the matter. He’s just got to know.” – Will Rogers
This quote from Will came to mind recently while my wife was going to doctors trying to determine the cause of her recent ailments. In the last couple of months, she has had three emergency room visits, two of them by ambulance. We were in the ER practically all day each time. They racked up over $14,000 in tests and billing for their time and still can’t determine the cause for her symptoms. They just say “if it happens again, come back and we will try to figure it out.”
But at least the $14K bill was reduced to a little over $4,000 by Medicare with our out of pocket around $200. Thank heaven for Medicare. Maybe they will find what’s wrong the next time… but I’m not holding my breath. 🙂
