No awe, just shock over CT imaging charges in the Sunshine State
A Florida man who needed a CT scan after taking a spill spilled the beans to a local TV station after he saw the bill. The outstanding sum was close to $18,000.
“That’s bull; that really is,” music technician Roger Demaris told FOX 13 in Tampa. “It’s unjustifiable!”
Beyond the dramatic lead-in, the station does a nice job explaining why some medical bills are so much higher than others for the same procedure. In this case, worker’s comp had to do with the indigestion-inducing inflation.
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.