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Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
Am I the only one who lives where there is a volunteer ambulance and fire company?
No, I do as well. On our monthly utility bill for water/trash/sewer we have a voluntary contribution of $2 a month toward the ambulance/fire service and most people add this to their bill each month. You never know if you will need it...
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Originally Posted by g1ant
Exactly. If my daughter sleeps in and misses the school bus, I charge her $5.00 to take her to school. After the second time, she learned to get out of bed when the alarm goes off.
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She might withhold certain privileges. Not that they are any use right now with a leg in plaster
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Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
Am I the only one who lives where there is a volunteer ambulance and fire company?
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Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
Am I the only one who lives where there is a volunteer ambulance and fire company?
No we have them...very good they are too. Every small town...I would call them villages...has them in this area.
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use to be where we use to live out in Casco....
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Our town has a volunteer fire and ambulance service apart from a couple of paid full timers. I did need an ambulance a few years ago when I broke a couple of bones in my foot/ankle when I missed the last stair. I didn't know what the charges for the ambulance would be, so I drove myself to the hospital. Hubby was on a business trip so he couldn't help and I didn't know anyone to ask.
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
She might withhold certain privileges. Not that they are any use right now with a leg in plaster
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
I had a altercation with a flight of stairs on Saturday night which ended with me being incapacitated.
As I was in agony and could not walk I got an ambulance.
My wife told me I was being silly and told me I would realise the error of my ways when I get the bill
My injury was a broken ankle (sheared fibula) and a torn ligament.
I have what I regard to be pretty decent insurance - does anyone have experience of getting an ambulance and how much you got charged?
Do insurance companies come up with the 'you didn't need an ambulance therefore we won't pay' thing?
As I was in agony and could not walk I got an ambulance.
My wife told me I was being silly and told me I would realise the error of my ways when I get the bill
My injury was a broken ankle (sheared fibula) and a torn ligament.
I have what I regard to be pretty decent insurance - does anyone have experience of getting an ambulance and how much you got charged?
Do insurance companies come up with the 'you didn't need an ambulance therefore we won't pay' thing?
hope you are feeling better/healing ok.
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Originally Posted by silvermine
as others have said it depends on the ambulance service. if your town has a volunteer service then it should be free. even if it is a pay service they would normally bill the ins. co. directly and it should be covered considering your injury which is certainly 'ambulance worthy' . my wife is an emt so have some background on this subject.
hope you are feeling better/healing ok.
hope you are feeling better/healing ok.
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
erm...........I think you will find that even if it is voluntary they still bill you for the use of it.
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
$2500 deductible is pretty common
My co pay is $10 per Dr visit, $20 for 'urgent center care', $75 for emergency room (waived if admitted) $10 for a chiropractor and $10 for 'behavioural health'. Everything else on the chart, including ambulance, emergency care, intensive care, surgery, X-rays etc, is $0 copay.
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Originally Posted by gsnichol
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My co pay is $10 per Dr visit, $20 for 'urgent center care', $75 for emergency room (waived if admitted) $10 for a chiropractor and $10 for 'behavioural health'. Everything else on the chart, including ambulance, emergency care, intensive care, surgery, X-rays etc, is $0 copay.
My co pay is $10 per Dr visit, $20 for 'urgent center care', $75 for emergency room (waived if admitted) $10 for a chiropractor and $10 for 'behavioural health'. Everything else on the chart, including ambulance, emergency care, intensive care, surgery, X-rays etc, is $0 copay.
Thats pretty much identical to my current insurance, I just donlt know about the ambulance part
I have been researching private plans with blue cross blue shit and the deductible varies considerably
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
Thats pretty much identical to my current insurance, I just donlt know about the ambulance part
I have been researching private plans with blue cross blue shit and the deductible varies considerably
I have been researching private plans with blue cross blue shit and the deductible varies considerably
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