Recently I wrote about a trip to the ER. I’m always reluctant to put myself in that position, and I have been very blessed. In addition to the sense of helplessness and turning yourself over to someone else to run your life, there is the issue of cost. I’m not sure I want to know how much this last trip to the ER cost. MRI, CT scan, EKG, X-rays, echocardiogram, blood tests, the list goes on with just plain old technological processes as I was put through each one of which cost money.
I tried to remember how many people I had dealt with or had dealt with me in this one little two day visit. I came up with 15 to 20. And I’m sure I missed a few. Each one of them had to be paid. Each one of them had a skill to contribute which means they were trained and experienced. On the whole I was very pleased. People seem to be well prepared and highly skilled. The Night Shift had a few newbies who were being supervised as they actually got to apply their skills, but they all did a good job.
And again I shudder at the cost of such a thing. It’s no wonder so much is being spent in the medical area. As far as I know they never found anything. I can live with that. To be honest there are some things which medicine will never figure out. But they gave it the old college try. It is comforting to know that if I ever had a real problem to be diagnosed that there will be a way to take care of it.
And for those of you that are concerned about all those people that have no medical coverage, I think that I would pretty much have gotten the same treatment if I had no insurance, if I was totally broke. They might’ve spent more time talking with me about how to pay for it, but I don’t think they would’ve held back on any of things that they felt were necessary.
I am blessed in many ways. My health overall is good. I have insurance. I live in the 21st-century in America. And I know the Lord, who created the universe, so that if it should happen that I kick the bucket, it will still be a victory.
homo unius libri
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Opus 2025-156: The High Cost of Health
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