Did'ja hear what Tom Enright said to Robert Craft?
 -=> On 01-17-98  08:17 Robert Craft said to Justin Baustert <=-
 
 ML> Do you believe that customers should pay for services
 ML> rendered?
 
 JB> Most definitely.. Can everyone pay in every case?  Doubtful.
 
 RC> Not in full, not in one payment, no. But why not a payment
 RC> plan?
 TE> Hospitals can, and do, precisely this.  My ex-wife, while we were
 TE> still married, ran up several thousand worth of non-covered
 TE> medical expenses.  It took me just over three years to repay the
 TE> debt.  This was paid directly to the hospital, I refused to take
 TE> out a loan and have to pay interest in addition to the debt.
 TE> T.E. - San Diego Ilks (Sgt. at Arms)
 TE> tomenright@funtv.com
I've done it too. My infant got really wheezy and scared the hell out of my
wife and I so we ran him up to the emergency room. They charged us $250 for
treatment (putting a mask over his face and bubbling oxygen through a
salene solution to make a mist) and another $100 for the doctor. We 
nded
up paying $64 a month (directly to the hospital) to take care of it. 
We went to his pediatrician the next morning and he did the same thing for 
$50!
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
... A doctor felt a patient's purse and said there's no hope
--- GEcho 1.11+
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