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The profit of air ambulances in the United States
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Video published by ZDoggMD
Dr. Zubin Damania is used to denouncing capitalist abuses in the United States connected to medical care. In this video, he points out a major problem with ambulance helicopters, which now bill the trip to the customer separately. He also talks about Dr. Marty Makary's book (“The price We pay”), which highlights this issue.
To summarize, there was a time when hospitals had their own helicopter, and the patient's final care bill included the helicopter trip. However, managers found a way to make this transport even more profitable by privatizing air medical transport.
Now, companies that transport emergency patients by air bill the customer completely separately, and most American insurance policies do not cover this trip.
Dr. Zubin Damania says it has already happened that 7 helicopters land at a crash site and fight over the patient, because this business is so profitable. Some bills are around $100,000, and one bill has even gone beyond $600,000, even though the helicopter itself costs only $500,000.
Capitalist excess can sometimes reach appalling levels of absurdity. Billing a suffering person absurd amounts, forcing them to borrow and threatening the mortgage on their home, is truly one of the most miserable practices.
He therefore invites surprise bills to be posted on a website with the company's name like a badge of shame. All complaints about these companies should be published and accessible to the general public.
It is so absurd that, when a patient has to be transferred from one hospital to another, the people involved contact specialized companies to compare prices and find the best deal. In those cases, bills become almost reasonable, from 2k to 10k. But in a crisis, when the patient is injured and unable to express an opinion, bills for a similar distance can go up to $500,000...
Fortunately, there are still a few hospitals that own their own helicopter, such as Geisinger in Pennsylvania, and sometimes even use it at a probable loss.
The profit of air ambulances in the United States
Information
Video published by ZDoggMD
Dr. Zubin Damania is used to denouncing capitalist abuses in the United States connected to medical care. In this video, he points out a major problem with ambulance helicopters, which now bill the trip to the customer separately. He also talks about Dr. Marty Makary's book (“The price We pay”), which highlights this issue.
To summarize, there was a time when hospitals had their own helicopter, and the patient's final care bill included the helicopter trip. However, managers found a way to make this transport even more profitable by privatizing air medical transport.
Now, companies that transport emergency patients by air bill the customer completely separately, and most American insurance policies do not cover this trip.
Dr. Zubin Damania says it has already happened that 7 helicopters land at a crash site and fight over the patient, because this business is so profitable. Some bills are around $100,000, and one bill has even gone beyond $600,000, even though the helicopter itself costs only $500,000.
Capitalist excess can sometimes reach appalling levels of absurdity. Billing a suffering person absurd amounts, forcing them to borrow and threatening the mortgage on their home, is truly one of the most miserable practices.
He therefore invites surprise bills to be posted on a website with the company's name like a badge of shame. All complaints about these companies should be published and accessible to the general public.
It is so absurd that, when a patient has to be transferred from one hospital to another, the people involved contact specialized companies to compare prices and find the best deal. In those cases, bills become almost reasonable, from 2k to 10k. But in a crisis, when the patient is injured and unable to express an opinion, bills for a similar distance can go up to $500,000...
Fortunately, there are still a few hospitals that own their own helicopter, such as Geisinger in Pennsylvania, and sometimes even use it at a probable loss.
The profit of air ambulances in the United States
Information
Video published by ZDoggMD
Dr. Zubin Damania is used to denouncing capitalist abuses in the United States connected to medical care. In this video, he points out a major problem with ambulance helicopters, which now bill the trip to the customer separately. He also talks about Dr. Marty Makary's book (“The price We pay”), which highlights this issue.
To summarize, there was a time when hospitals had their own helicopter, and the patient's final care bill included the helicopter trip. However, managers found a way to make this transport even more profitable by privatizing air medical transport.
Now, companies that transport emergency patients by air bill the customer completely separately, and most American insurance policies do not cover this trip.
Dr. Zubin Damania says it has already happened that 7 helicopters land at a crash site and fight over the patient, because this business is so profitable. Some bills are around $100,000, and one bill has even gone beyond $600,000, even though the helicopter itself costs only $500,000.
Capitalist excess can sometimes reach appalling levels of absurdity. Billing a suffering person absurd amounts, forcing them to borrow and threatening the mortgage on their home, is truly one of the most miserable practices.
He therefore invites surprise bills to be posted on a website with the company's name like a badge of shame. All complaints about these companies should be published and accessible to the general public.
It is so absurd that, when a patient has to be transferred from one hospital to another, the people involved contact specialized companies to compare prices and find the best deal. In those cases, bills become almost reasonable, from 2k to 10k. But in a crisis, when the patient is injured and unable to express an opinion, bills for a similar distance can go up to $500,000...
Fortunately, there are still a few hospitals that own their own helicopter, such as Geisinger in Pennsylvania, and sometimes even use it at a probable loss.
