Once again, Angel Sammys and Teddys Pawetaton have provided us with a photo for Poetry Thursday.
Jack got hurt at work.
He got hit by a forklift operated by a jerk
He had to go to the hospital
And soon his life turned to hell
He was only hospitalized for a day
And he didn’t mind it he had to say
Until he was informed his insurance lapsed.
And his spirit collapsed
“We just have a few forms for you to sign”
Said the hospital director of all things assinine
She directed him to a room
And on the desk were forms piled up like Mount Doom
“You must fill those out or we will take what you did earn”
Then she left and he heard the lock turn
He was trapped in a basement with a pile of forms
All stating the penalties if I accidentally did misinform
He began to read the charges
Obviously, the hospital thought he was a source of largesse
A hundred for an aspirin, a thousand for the sheets
$500.00 for the bed, an extra $10,000 for the machine that measures heartbeats.
He was charged for ice
A two percent surcharge for medical advice
For bandages, he was charged ten times the market price
It would have been two million if he needed a prosthetic device
When it comes to elevating prices
The hospital makes no sacrifices
He was charged for a tissue when he blew his nose
Jesus, it is amazing how the bill grows
It was hopeless, there was no way he could pay
he knew to his dismay
So he fell and misaligned his vertebrae
At a hospital the only way to afford it is to stay
HA! You sure nailed that one! Thank you for the well wishes for our sweet Brian.
ReplyDeleteYou have made Gail is feel very grateful for our National Health Service, despite all its faults...
ReplyDeleteThat's a great poem for that picture. We hope Jack doesn't have to stay at the hospital forever. BOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a mess and a shame that Jack got hurt in the first place!
ReplyDeleteQuite timely. I rec'd a note in the mail yesterday regarding my Humana Medicare Supplemental ins. My doctor would no longer be accepting
ReplyDeleteas of 10/31/23. Thankfully I had been in the thinking stages to move my records to a medical group almost in my backyard. This was the shove I needed. I spent 3 hours on the phone this morning setting up knew and dismantling old. LOL
Hugs Cecilia
oh holy cow! What a great poem! Seriously. You nailed it.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, healthcare cost..you hit it on the nose. Only other thing for him to do is sue his employer!
ReplyDeleteReading this makes me thankful for the NHS, it must be so worrying about the cost of hospital bills xxx
ReplyDelete