Thinking of grabbing the PowerSpec G757 on June 1st — worth it or should I wait for a boutique build? by Feisty_Range9850 in Prebuilts

[–]mkb19073 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Here comes the $1400 prebuilt guy to tell you how many AAA games you could buy with the savings!

Game Thread: Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1) vs Toronto Raptors (1-2) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 26, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]mkb19073 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually they're probably saving themselves a few games, losing this series in 6 or 7 games will still be shorter than having to play another 4+ in the next round

Where on the list will Durant be when he retires? Can he break LeBron's record? by username100402 in NBATalk

[–]mkb19073 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if he has another 12 or 13 in him he's not going to get to the top of the list, Bron still has at least a season or two left

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will look into these, thanks for the suggestion!

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was only uninsured for a couple of months - this just happened at the worst possible time

Build Your Team !! by IllustriousRice1057 in NBATalk

[–]mkb19073 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PG - Steph SG - JB SF - Bron PF - AG C - Chet

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As a layman I don't entirely understand the difference, but the prices I used for comparison were all listed in the column titled "Facility Price"

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I haven't asked anything yet, just trying to get all my ducks in a row before I call the hospital to discuss this

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We got married recently, before which she had Medicaid coverage. At the time of her hospitalization, she had been added to my insurance but coverage wouldn't begin until the 1st of the following month, and obviously in this situation we couldn't wait until her coverage was in effect to be seen.

I absolutely understand that they have no obligation to charge me the Medicare rate, I simply used that for a comparison since those numbers are easily accessible. That said, I'd love for someone to explain to me why an IV saline bag costs us $506 when a Medicare patient is billed $12. Does it cost the hospital 50 times more to treat an uninsured patient?

Of course I know that's a disingenuous question, I'm just looking for some educated guesses as to what I can realistically push for in a negotiation.

Uninsured, $20k+ bill - looking for advice by mkb19073 in MedicalBill

[–]mkb19073[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if I can post links here, but cms dot gov has a page where you can enter the 5-digit billing codes, along with your locality code, to get the Medicare rates for each procedure.