Vickki,

I agree with Dale. That bill is obscene. From your post,I gather you didn't even see the doc you were supposed to, or only briefly? And you waited two hours? How much time did you actually spend talking to a doctor about your case?

How is the bill broken down? Depending on how much time and strength you have to make noise about it, I'd urge you to try to get it knocked down--the sad thing is unless they immediately agree (yeah right) you'd might end up paying the difference to some sort of lawyer.

It's absolutely obscene, and one of my pet peeves, that the lines of an altruistic profession such as medecine have over the centuries been warped and inextricably blended into a vehicle for human and corporate greed.

Even here in France, where insurance coverage is expensive but extensive, some of the 'best' doctors still take an envelope under the table
for the honor they bestow in operating on you.

Trace