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at the start of the pandemic a bunch of tory MP's mates quickly set-up testing businesses with zero prior experience in the industry. the conservative government then made it a rule for the first phase of the pandemic that anyone who wanted a 'non-essential' test, i.e. who wasn't symptomatic, had to go to a private company and couldn't rely on the NHS's resources. that sounds fair enough and all, until you realize how much money these politician's mates were making, hand over fist. i paid almost $400 for 2x tests before i flew out to korea. fair enough in my case, but a lot of people probably had to pay a ridiculously high rate in more pressing circumstances.SuperJail Warden wrote:
I had to go to a local pharmacy yesterday. They have covid test kits for sale at the front desk. $50. Exploitative.uziq wrote:
lol at your last paragraph. they’ve already started offering PCR tests in the U.K. it wouldn’t surprise me if amazon eventually offered an entire line of climate change and global disaster related products. truly the snake at the end of capitalism eating its own tail.
fark you guys pay for tests? they're free here in aussieland and you get a result within 24 hours. my exp had 12 hours at most and 6 hours at quickest.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Parents shouldn't have to pay for a mandatory covid test so their kids can go to their mandatory school. That should just be free.
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the only paid testing in aus is for when you need to fly and that's an airline thing cos they want the "certificate from a private clinic".unnamednewbie13 wrote:
The answer to that is it depends? Where/when you test, whether or not it was free of charge or you're due reimbursement, etc? Supposed to be free, to some, I guess? To all? Just follow the signs to "free covid testing," but from what I've read, those have been scaled back in some areas late last year. I don't really see it on display during my errands.
This country's response to the pandemic has been so messed up. Poor communication further muddled by all the Trump stuff, feet dragged by state authorities.
COVID-19 Care for Uninsured IndividualsThe federal government has already passed legislation requiring private insurers, Medicare, Medicaid to cover testing for the novel coronavirus and coronavirus-related doctor visits without any cost to the patient.
However, when it comes to the question of who’s going to pay for Covid-19 treatments, the answer is murky. For the majority of people who get Covid-19, symptoms are likely to be mild to moderate and can be treated by resting at home, but for those who require hospitalization, the costs could be very high.
Have you been billed for COVID-19 tests or treatment? You may be due a reimbursementWhat services are covered at no cost?
COVID-19 testing (both diagnostic and antibody)
Testing-related in-person or telehealth visits
COVID-19 treatment and therapeutics
Treatment-related visits at an office, via telehealth, in an emergency room, for inpatient or outpatient/observation, at a skilled nursing facility, or for long-term acute care (LTAC), rehabilitation care, and home health
Use of medical equipment (e.g. oxygen, ventilator, etc.)
Ambulance for emergency transportation and non-emergent transfers
Americans are often scared to call their insurance for stuff out of fear of punitive rate hikes. Completely cowed. This country is so shit in some ways. All this Star Trek healthcare and people sometimes just can't afford it without financial ruin."We tell people to call all the time just to make sure. And a lot of times, insurance companies are good at telling you where to go to get it covered 100%. A lot of people are just scared to call their insurance company," Smith said. "Get the name of who you talk to in case you get the wrong information."
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LOL this bullshit again. ‘consumer power can change the oil companies’ and, also, evidently bring down amazon now too.Dilbert_X wrote:
Consumers are to blame mostly, few people need their frippery absolutely same day.
Everyone needs to calm the fuck down.
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See the inflation is only happening in southern states. So it isn't even real. The same way the pandemic wasn't real in March 2020.In October, the Atlanta metro area led the nation with 7.9 percent inflation. Inflation in both Dallas-Fort Worth and in St. Louis was at 7.5 percent, while the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale inflation rate was 7.1 percent in October. Those are all higher than blue-state cities like New York (5 percent), Boston (5.3 percent), Washington, D.C. (5.8 percent), San Francisco-Oakland (3.8 percent), and Chicago (6 percent).
Economists who spoke to National Review pointed to the general openness of Florida’s and Georgia’s economies throughout the pandemic as likely reasons why inflation has been so pronounced in Tampa and Atlanta. Both cities became popular destinations for people looking to relocate from more locked-down, cold-weather Northern states, and that flood of new residents put intense pressure on the local housing markets.
This is an outrage. About $6 million per classroom? Hoboken might be right across the river from NYC but surely real estate and labor can't be that expensive in the NYC area? Also, an ice skating rink? School should be about learning and not ice skating. The ice rink can be self sustaining by charging the public fees to use it? But the kids will also be skating around doing TikToks and not listening to dad rock. The school will be there for the next 100 years? I won't be here for another 100 years. The school shouldn't be built. I don't want my taxes to be higher. I am a NJ taxpayer. Even though I talk about how much I hate it here and want to live with Ron DeSantis in Florida, I still should have a say in the future of the state. /sarcasmNew Jersey Department of Education documents provide an itemized breakdown, as well as laying out the early plan, for the $241 Hoboken school expansion plan that will be on the ballot on January 25th.
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The expansion plan, which includes a football field, ice skating rink, pool, 27 general classrooms, and 11 specialized learning rooms, would cost roughly $644 per square foot – or about a $496 tax increase per household – and has drawn strong opinions from both sides.
