Posts Tagged "health care costs"

A Few Insights on Being a Patient

Posted by Mary on Jan 23, 2010 in Healing | 0 comments

Healing Paws I had my second surgery last Monday  on my left ankle and spent the night at Abbott Hospital.  One of the things I noticed about being a patient was the fancy new paper gowns they have in pre-op that pumps warm air inside a paper balloon to keep your body warm, who would of thought - ”high tech disposable hospital gowns.”  By the way they still open in the back, I wonder what that cost me?  Since I have a high deductable medical plan I tend to be cautious about the plan of treatment and anything the doc orders because I pay for most of it. Did you know it’s not easy to get a quote on the cost of care and procedures ahead...