I see this thing going round with a US hospital bill, charging 40 dlrs to hold a baby.
It's not only in the US. Dutch doctors/hospitals/farmacies find their way with these things as well.
Like when your usual medicin is suddenly of another brand. The farmacie charges you some money for 'explaining how to take the medicin'. While the only thing they did was ask: do you know how to take this medicin (i was already using it for years, nothing changed).
Or this ear specialist. I had several severe issues, my GP had cleaned my ears and sent me to this specialist in hospital. An assistant asked me all kind of questions, a very long list.
Then the doctor himself: i had to sit in the chair, he cleaned my ears very quickly, then wheeled back on his chair to his desk: did not say a word.
So i asked: well, what now? He said: i'm done, you can go. When i told him i have all these issues he became very annoyed, and angrily asked what i wanted from him....
Later i found out, he had charged over 100 euros for the cleaning....
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