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Caveman
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That's going to show up in the hospital bill, where everything comes together as one huge debt.
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Lol....may be so, but i do not think so....they should not at least charge you..... To find out for sure, try calling the number and just make up some reason for them....just to stay on the line a few minutes.... Next day do it again.....maybe 4 days overall... Then when you get a bill, go to the company and ask for a readout on the calls that you made....it should say if it is a cost or not...
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I may so no, but if you think of it, if you need to be hospitalized after they pick you up, the amount you may need to pay, insurance or not, health card or not, the cost of the call may be embedded into that cost.... Think about it...
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YES you do, in my city it is 75 dollars per call or at least it was 5-7 years ago, so I'm sure its even more expensive now.
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As a rule yes, but always be wary of the ambulance that has a fare meter like a taxi.
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It depends on your insurance. When my son fell from his pool slide, I called 911 and they took him to the hospital. When the bill came in it was around $1,000, but our insurance paid $800. When my Daughter-in-law had severe chest pains, she was transported to the hospital by the same service, and the bill was nearly the same amount, but Sonny's insurance paid for all of it. His premiums are very high, but they have full coverage. Yet another example, when my Mom passed, her caregiver called 911, as instructed, and the responders pronounced her death, but there was a bill for $800 anyway, which we paid out of her estate.
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Nope, we have a universal health system in the UK... its free to all.
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They send a bill.
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Nope.
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Yes you do, unless you have insurance to cover it. You do not have to pay at the time of service but you are going to get one whopper of a bill later. Many people take taxis when in life threatening situations because of this.
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Not directly in the UK. The NHS pays for it however, the NHS is funded through tax called National Insurance which is deducted from a persons wages at source.
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Not at time of their attendance but as an annual "contribution" on our rates. (which is a unfair to people who own multiple properties)
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Lol I thought you were meaning for the actual telephone call which you dont also in the uk the nhs is free so no!
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I'm not sure where you are located, local ems agencies can set different rules as for this. For the most part you can have an ambulance arrive, give you an assessment and you can then decide to go with them (charge for the ride and any services, meds, and equipment they use on you) or go by prive vehicle or lay at home and keep complaining about the pain and slow loss of life (no charge). Some local ems agencies can assess a cost for people that abuse (fake calls, frequent fliers, etc..)the sysytem so fakers beware.
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