"Jim" wrote in message
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:51:31 -0700, Jim wrote:

H the K wrote:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch2.html



I'm going to defy the truce, which I shouldn't do.

Had an interesting discussion yesterday. Out of a group three of us
dock neighbors, two just had Colonoscopys. Both had two polyps removed.

Third guy, a liveaboard who makes his living doing odd jobs, said he
(age 53) could never afford a Colonoscopy, as he had no health insurance
(or an actual job) he has other things to pay for.

I did some looking, a Colonoscopy costs from a low of $650, to about
$3200.

I saw what the insurance company was billed on the first one I had
about 5 years ago. Six or seven benign polyps removed.
$4700.
Go figure.

--Vic


When I looked at prices, they ranged from $1500 to $42000. If they find
polyps the charge for the removal of each one. $4700 sounds about right.

I'm kind if suspicious that my neighbor and I each had two. I'll bet they
never find just one.

That is a profit based health care system works.

Does the library make a profit? Fire Dept? Police? Craigslist?

As Craig said, "I'm running a service, not a business." Maybe our health
care system has the wrong focus.

I had one small polyp, and was not the type that goes rogue. So they said
come back in 10 years. Wife had different polyp and said come back in 5
years. She took the pills to clean her out this time. Said was much
better. My PPO had no co-pay and I get to pick my doc, unlike an HMO. So I
pick the best doc in the valley. I was turning 60, and had my deductible
paid, so figured I would get the colonoscopy for healths sake. Broken rib
playing roller hockey at 59 covers the deductible.