Does Health Care really cost this much...
Now I'm not one to complain...well sometimes I do...but I am wondering as a society are we far from the pay-as-you-go system from the US.
Let me explain. I work for Ontera, and have good benefits (ok, great benefits) that I'm extremely happy and lucky to have. And as a family we just finished having our first baby (if you haven't heard or read of already). Now Ontario coverage or OHIP covers basic ward service if you are in for a child delivery...same nurses, same doctors, same food and the same small TV's...with my benefits I am able to afford the luxury of semi-private coverage...this just means instead of a possible 5 new mothers, we share the room with 1 other. The time Lian was there she was alone in the room 3 out of 5 days.
Now I just sign my name, give my insurance company and they take care of the rest. Today we recieved a summary of our time in the hospital, 4 days, semi-private coverage...$620...that's for four days...........that's $155/day....if you wanted a private room, tack on another $100+/day....forget that the TV rental is about $125/week...
I'm speechless, it doesn't happen often...but in this case, I can't fathom the cost of health care in Ontario. I thank the good lord above I have a job that can cover this, that the people that work in the hospital (the nurses, the cooks, the people that clean the rooms) are not to blame for this high cost. What bills are going to families who don't have coverage for certain items in connection to treating kids with cancer, emergency surgeries, elderly people who are dependent on getting the proper care in the proper timeframe.
In the end I am left wondering, insurance companies aren't out there to lose money, they make very healthy profits...so where else in our daily lives are we getting the screws turned. And will we ever know what the true cost of healthcare ever be...
Just wonderin' out loud...
Wallace out.
Let me explain. I work for Ontera, and have good benefits (ok, great benefits) that I'm extremely happy and lucky to have. And as a family we just finished having our first baby (if you haven't heard or read of already). Now Ontario coverage or OHIP covers basic ward service if you are in for a child delivery...same nurses, same doctors, same food and the same small TV's...with my benefits I am able to afford the luxury of semi-private coverage...this just means instead of a possible 5 new mothers, we share the room with 1 other. The time Lian was there she was alone in the room 3 out of 5 days.
Now I just sign my name, give my insurance company and they take care of the rest. Today we recieved a summary of our time in the hospital, 4 days, semi-private coverage...$620...that's for four days...........that's $155/day....if you wanted a private room, tack on another $100+/day....forget that the TV rental is about $125/week...
I'm speechless, it doesn't happen often...but in this case, I can't fathom the cost of health care in Ontario. I thank the good lord above I have a job that can cover this, that the people that work in the hospital (the nurses, the cooks, the people that clean the rooms) are not to blame for this high cost. What bills are going to families who don't have coverage for certain items in connection to treating kids with cancer, emergency surgeries, elderly people who are dependent on getting the proper care in the proper timeframe.
In the end I am left wondering, insurance companies aren't out there to lose money, they make very healthy profits...so where else in our daily lives are we getting the screws turned. And will we ever know what the true cost of healthcare ever be...
Just wonderin' out loud...
Wallace out.
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