Yeah, the “in-network” vs. “out-of-network” stuff is annoying.

What’s even more insane about your ER visit is I bet at no point did anyone say, “I want to bring in Dr. XYZ for a consult.  He/she is out of network, so the fee will be 10x the normal.  Is this ok?”  They just grabbed a doctor they thought they needed and figured the money part would sort itself out later.  But…

I feel like this goes to show how myopic the public’s attitudes really are. Already Dick Cheney and GWB are becoming statesmen and men of honour and decency, and all that bullshit, just because now it’s Trump they have to deal with.

Encountered the same thing. A couple of months ago, I went to the ER with severe chest pains. Ended up not being life threatening, and so was sent home after about five hours. Turns out that while the hospital is in network, the doctors are independent contractors who are out of network. I owe thousands of dollars for…

Yes. I have been a situation with good insurance and a good job and still been pained my medical debt. I was able to pay it, but it sucked. Shit happens. Example: Go to ER, get admitted to hospital that is in network. Whoops, some of those doctors who came by to consult and/or interpret your tests are out of network.…

Link: https://www.ripmedicaldebt.org/

Yeah I know this is gonna make me sound like A Old, but: When the revolution finally comes, Cheney* should be the first one against the wall as far as I’m concerned.

Who are you?

TIL: Someone still gets discs from Netflix

The answer is usually: “No idea. We’ll talk with your insurance and let you know the price in 2-3 months (when it’s conveniently too late for you to turn down the treatment).”

How much is this going to cost me is probably another good question given the appalling state of US healthcare system.

in part because of his health and in part because he wants to spend more time with family.

That’s not George R. R. Martin?

A hotel room costs around $250-$300 per night. They can’t use any of that money to clean the room?

Never in my life have I or will I tip anybody other than a waiter/waitress or my barber, that’s it, everybody else can fuck off.

Wait, we’re suppose to tip hotel housekeeping staff now? When did this start? Has this always been a thing?

Well, in the US hotels are able to pay housekeepers very little by shifting the burden to the guests in the form of tips - much as restaurants do. 

Screw that. I’m plopping that bitch in a plastic bag and into the sous-vide for an hour then searing for like 30 seconds a side.

“A computer does your job now! Go directly to jail.”

But right now if you order 2 Pixel 3s from Project Fj you'll get $800 in credits. Unfortunately, my Nexus 5x went into boot loop a few months ago and I upgraded to a Pixel 2. I don't know that I see enough features that I care about to pay the $800. But if I didn't already upgrade, I would buy it. Hopefully, my 2 will…