02-10-2014, 02:16 PM
afwjam, as coincidence would have it- I actually worked on a unit in Albuquerque that took care of CABBAGES. (coronary artery bypass pts). The surgery cost 400,000 dollars 12 years ago- and I had 2 Mexican nationals in particular- that had family in NM who made the trip up - North of the Border to have the surgery at my hospital! They paid cash- and they did this because they could not trust care/get the best care- in Mexico! We have it good in this country! I actually learned to practically speak spanish fluently, just by working in that hospital. Anyhow, the cheap rate that I just got at Kaiser in Hilo, also includes free preventative care of one physical per year- and so - this means that I actually did just access a greater level of healthcare than my previous policy with them that cost over 200 per month.