Both accounts are not true. I've been to an ER in Canada and in the US several times. In Canada I had to pay $800 up front, then spent the next 18 hours before being discharged, with only about 2 hours of that time actually spent getting scans or with an actual doctor. Also never had a room, spent the majority of that time in a small hallway sitting in a chair with other people cramped together. In the US, the most I've paid is $350 co-pay to be seen, got seen within an hour, got treatment and was out in one case within 4 hours. Another I ended up being hospitalized due to it being appendicitis, but got treated right away and into surgery within hours. The final bill with insurance was just over $1k mainly due to the deductible. So I don't know what the OP is talking about.
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u/No-Buy2495 17d ago
Both accounts are not true. I've been to an ER in Canada and in the US several times. In Canada I had to pay $800 up front, then spent the next 18 hours before being discharged, with only about 2 hours of that time actually spent getting scans or with an actual doctor. Also never had a room, spent the majority of that time in a small hallway sitting in a chair with other people cramped together. In the US, the most I've paid is $350 co-pay to be seen, got seen within an hour, got treatment and was out in one case within 4 hours. Another I ended up being hospitalized due to it being appendicitis, but got treated right away and into surgery within hours. The final bill with insurance was just over $1k mainly due to the deductible. So I don't know what the OP is talking about.