Anti-Venom - Page 2

Derek1 · 11-13-14, 02:07 PM

Didn't mean to make it sound like it was something you would administer yourself. I was thinking of taking it to the hospital with you. But I didn't know it expired quickly either.

**millertime89** · 11-20-14, 05:53 PM

reptiledude987 · 11-20-14, 06:41 PM

Wow seeing the cost of those med bills makes me glad I live in Canada. Never had to pay a hospital bill in my life.

Derek1 · 11-20-14, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by reptiledude987

Wow seeing the cost of those med bills makes me glad I live in Canada. Never had to pay a hospital bill in my life.

Can you expand on that more? Why have you never had to pay a hospital bill before?

SSSSnakes · 11-20-14, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek1

Can you expand on that more? Why have you never had to pay a hospital bill before?

The government takes care of their med bills. Here we're stuck with ObamaCare

Derek1 · 11-20-14, 08:31 PM

I new they were more Gov. run, but didn't know it was totally "free" as I'm sure they pay for it somehow.

**Aaron_S** · 11-21-14, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek1

I new they were more Gov. run, but didn't know it was totally "free" as I'm sure they pay for it somehow.

Taxes. We pay through taxes.

SSSSnakes · 11-21-14, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Taxes. We pay through taxes.

We pay through taxes too, and then have to pay more and get nothing.

**EL Ziggy** · 11-21-14, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We pay through taxes too, and then have to pay more and get nothing.

Did your health care costs increase and your benefits decrease with the implementation of the new health care law Jerry? My health care costs were consistently rising long before the ACA which I think is a good thing for a lot of people who've never had health insurance or those with pre-existing conditions.

SSSSnakes · 11-21-14, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Did your health care costs increase and your benefits decrease with the implementation of the new health care law Jerry? My health care costs were consistently rising long before the ACA which I think is a good thing for a lot of people who've never had health insurance or those with pre-existing conditions.

Can't discuss this issue here, as it is against the rules.

**Aaron_S** · 11-21-14, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We pay through taxes too, and then have to pay more and get nothing.

Only through our taxes. We get lots after. Someone said something "mean" to me earlier.

I feel like going to the hospital right now to get my feelings checked. For free.

Will0W783 · 11-21-14, 12:22 PM

I keep mostly exotic species, although I do have NA rattlesnakes. I looked into getting the African and Indonesian antivenins, but it's next to impossible to get them through customs. You have to get all kinds of permits, and by the time you get approved, IF you do, the costs are almost as much as paying for hospital bills. I know where I can get the antivenin locally if I ever need it, and there are antivenin banks as well. It's very difficult to stock them as a private citizen.