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Article: Patsies no more: It's about time West Virginians stood up to health-care bullies
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- July 19, 1999
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HAVE you heard about the man who paid for his own hysterectomy?
It did happen, according to a West Virginia story. You might already
know the punch line, if you've had a similar experience. It seems
that when a male patient was billed for an operation he obviously
could not have had, the hospital told him he had to pay up or lose
his credit rating. So he paid.
Don't assume that such experiences are atypical. A few months
ago, my wife pulled a muscle while working in our back yard and found
herself immobilized in excruciating pain. She managed to get a
neighbor to help her to the house, then to the hospital. She
received good service and has recovered completely.
However, we were informed ...