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How fucked up this is not withstanding, I can sort of understand that a business has costs and needs to recoup those costs if their customers fail to pay.

But, this is not just any business: it’s a non-profit that is tax exempt with the requirement that they perform charity among other requirements. Suing and putting liens on houses is not charitable.

First, hospitals absolutely need to have clear and transparent pricing. And if hospitals still want to sue people and put liens on their houses, they should lose their tax exempt status.

I discovered a lump in my neck in April. I was diagnosed with Hodgins Lymphoma in June. Between those two dates I got an ultrasound, chest x-ray, CT, and a biopsy. I saw three doctors, a diagnostic oncologist, and a haematology oncologist who ordered a PET scan, respiratory study, and echo cardiogram. I met with her a week after the tests were completed and started chemo the next day.

Total out of pocket to me: CAD$0.

Total charged to my work health insurance: CAD$0.

The US medical system is grotesque.

Americans are farmed for profit by medical insurance companies which do nothing but act as profit extracting middlemen.