Re: Re: Thank you for being part of this group

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Hey, thanks everyone who replied. There is only one ER where I live here

in Oregon, so I'm stuck with its price, which is not cheap. I had to go

a couple of times and seeing how much it cost afterward was

unbelievable! They do have financial help for those who can't afford it,

which is a blessing.

For those who have multiple hospital options, I agree it is a good idea

to check out pricing beforehand if you can.

Hanging in there,

Randall

lclifton22 wrote:

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> Loosing your health insurance is soooo scary. I don't know what state

> you live in, but I live in CA and when I did not have health

> insurance I was able to go to Los Angeles County Mental Health and

> receive mental health services for free. I saw a psychiatrist,

> therapist and got my meds (psych) for free. Maybe your county has

> something similar and you could continue to receive therapy, etc.??

>

> One major mistake that I made while not having health insurance was

> not knowing the price differences between hospitals in the area when

> I did have to go into the ER. I had to go in the ER three times when

> we had no insurance and some hopitals charged double or triple what

> other hospitals did. You might want to research ahead of time which

> hospital you should go to in case of emergency that is not going to

> charge you and inflated price.

>

> I wish you all the luck in the world!!! I am sorry that you are going

> through this. The journey of life is long and there always seems to

> be something that can be learned from every event, I know it is hard

> to imagine now, but in the future this experience may shape you in an

> important way! Keep the faith!