It was definitely a weekend to remember. The public hospital was very, very busy, but we never felt like my husband was just being shunted through. The stunner, at least for an American, was when we went to pay the bill.
Initially the clerk said 40eu, even though we had indicated we had insurance. Then he apologized and said he’d made a m…
It was definitely a weekend to remember. The public hospital was very, very busy, but we never felt like my husband was just being shunted through. The stunner, at least for an American, was when we went to pay the bill.
Initially the clerk said 40eu, even though we had indicated we had insurance. Then he apologized and said he’d made a mistake. At this point I’m mentally doing math on the spouse’s treatments (neurological, cardio workup, audiological, bloodwork, CT scan, MRI, 36 hrs in ER, etc etc) and the clerk announces, “No charge.” Because my spouse was brought in via ambulance and considered an emergency. Blew us away.
Since then every time we do a large purchase with a hefty tax charge, I smile. We’re just payin’ it back, a little bit at a time.
It was definitely a weekend to remember. The public hospital was very, very busy, but we never felt like my husband was just being shunted through. The stunner, at least for an American, was when we went to pay the bill.
Initially the clerk said 40eu, even though we had indicated we had insurance. Then he apologized and said he’d made a mistake. At this point I’m mentally doing math on the spouse’s treatments (neurological, cardio workup, audiological, bloodwork, CT scan, MRI, 36 hrs in ER, etc etc) and the clerk announces, “No charge.” Because my spouse was brought in via ambulance and considered an emergency. Blew us away.
Since then every time we do a large purchase with a hefty tax charge, I smile. We’re just payin’ it back, a little bit at a time.