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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A person I am close to, I won't say how, has been soliciting close friends and family for help with some truly major medical bills.  I feel for her and her tragic, on going, chronic medical situation.  But her husband is a lawyer, they live in a million dollar plus house, have multiple kids in private and own a beach house that is worth at least half a million dollars.  I know these unforeseen medical costs are overwhelming and horrific, but can't you cut back in some other areas before hitting up friends and family for money?   Sell your beach house maybe?  Ask schools for no tuition for the remainder of the year?  My family is not in a position to really help.  We did donate $500 but that won't even make a ding.  [/quote]

I bet they are broadcasting the "cost" of the procedures, not what they are actually on the hook for. People do this all the time "my shoulder surgery cost me $18000". If you ask, you can find out that is what the hospital and doctors billed, the insurance paid out $15k, the hospital settled for $16k and the person had a $1k deductible and did four $250 payments. [/quote]

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