Health Care costs in Michigan

**rb336** · January-10-20, 12:33 PM

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CEO Daniel Loepp got $19 million in 2018. [[BCBS filing)
BCBSMi serves 4.5 million people.
Stephan Hemsley of United Health made $11 million [[salary.com)
United Health provides insurance for 115 million people.

You do the math

**Zacha341** · January-10-20, 05:02 PM

Add to that the uptick in surgical procedures that once required 2-3 day stays now being fast-tracked to 'out patient' status!

Buyer, eh patient beware!

**Richard** · January-10-20, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Add to that the uptick in surgical procedures that once required 2-3 day stays now being fast-tracked to 'out patient' status!

Buyer, eh patient beware!

I had a heart attack Sunday morning in less then an hour they fished a stent up through a vein in my wrist and by tues morning they were telling me to go back to work,in comparison my father had to have surgery to do the same thing back then and spent a month recovering.

I guess the next one will be when I get the bill.

**Zacha341** · January-10-20, 05:39 PM

Oh my! Good to know you are recovering well Richard. I had an interesting non-emergency medical touch point 2019. It can be argued that long hospital stays subjects you to problems such as staph and other infections. But the 'drive-thru' approach for some medical procedures is out of order.

You have to really, REALLY know what you're getting into re. early release health care and I fear some will be injured in their own homes when released too early. But I get that rehabbing at home also promotes faster, better outcomes. You just have do your research and ask many questions.

Now quit smoking cigarettes! I quit last summer. You can do it! You can!!