Matthew Blackburn

Review of Dean health system

I got a surprise medical bill! I went in to get my...

I got a surprise medical bill! I went in to get my PCP to look at a suspicious lesion on my cheek, which she ended up confirming my suspicions as precancerous. I was expecting a referral to a specialist, not to have a procedure that afternoon. She said we could freeze it off right in the office, and there I am thinking, oh great, that's going to be super fast and cheap, because naive me is there thinking what could a spritz of liquid nitrogen to the face cost?

Well, this is America, the only 1st world nation where profiting off of illness is a legal enterprise. $300. It cost $300, and Dean only covered half. I've been handing them money for 3 years now and this is what I get back from them. Dean, we are having words tomorrow, but here's a preview of how this conversation will go: If you can't negotiate lower than a $300 bill for a literal spritz of nitrogen to the face, what is the point of your existence? In ANY other industry, this is the definition of fraud. Try growing a spine.

Looking forward to chatting tomorrow.