On Tue, 28 May 2019 12:45:04 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 3:40:03 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 12:15:36 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Sure they did. Right up until, oh, the 1960s or 1970s.
>> >
>> > Private charity was imperfect, but people were fairly generous.
>> > Neighborliness went a long way--if your neighbor was suffering
>> > you might send over a casserole or help him find a job.
>> >
>> > When medical technology was relatively primitive, it was not
>> > so difficult to afford treatment. Now, when treatment can cost
>> > hundreds of thousands of dollars, not so much.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> My dad slipped on some ice and shattered his ankle in Sweden. His surgery and the couple of days in the hospital cost $50. My guess the rehab was also similarly priced.
>
>Was that the price he paid, or what the hospital billed Medicare
>and any supplemental insurance he has?
>
>If the latter, I bet the price tag was a lot more than $50.

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