201 Former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.' I call them Criminal. (www.businessinsider.com) posted 266 days ago by DarQ2light 266 days ago by DarQ2light +201 / -0 A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare sys... Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said he got a $5,000 bill for a recent ER visit, highlighting big problems with the US healthcare system. 45 comments share 45 comments share save hide report block hide replies
exactly, pedialyte or gatorade. Stuff like that. As a doctor he should have known better. They probably ran a bunch of tests on him, believing he had insurance.
Being a doctor he could have given himself a saline IV.
I know some that treat their hangovers that way.
I know paramedics and EMTs that have also.
Them too!