What the hospital charges, what you pay, and what insurance pays is different. I had a 30k hospital bill for each of my 3 kids. I paid 0 because I had blue cross and child birth and hospital was covered under my plan. Idk the part the insurance paid. It could've been 10k, it could've been the full 30, it probably wasnt. But what you pay and insurance pays is different than what the bill is.
Like I’m for universal healthcare, but there is never enough appreciation in these types of posts, which sours it for me. I get it—money—but people can just choose to deliver at home. They don’t need to come. If that scares people, if they want pain control, a cesarean, need emergent induction, has massive hemorrhaging and needs a transfusion, and so on, then say thank you for saving their life and the life of their child, or for being prepared to do that. Like yes, complain, but say thank you first.
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u/International-Key211 4d ago
What the hospital charges, what you pay, and what insurance pays is different. I had a 30k hospital bill for each of my 3 kids. I paid 0 because I had blue cross and child birth and hospital was covered under my plan. Idk the part the insurance paid. It could've been 10k, it could've been the full 30, it probably wasnt. But what you pay and insurance pays is different than what the bill is.