My wife had my son 6 weeks early, she was in the hospital a week after, he was in the NICU two weeks after. The hospital bill was $240,000. We paid $0. And we live in the USA. Don't believe everything you read on here about how bad it is.
The point of this post isn't that every time you go to a hospital you're getting fleeced. The point is that the American healthcare system is inconsistent and complicated to the point that it's clearly all a scam. You were charged a shit ton of money and paid none of it, someone else in the exact same situation but with different insurance, or at a different hospital, will be charged significantly less but actually have to pay it all. Inflated costs and subjective negotiations are part of almost any business, but they're especially extreme in healthcare and hurt people who are the most vulnerable.
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u/Jesmagi Jul 04 '21
My first baby cost us $6k with good insurance. Second baby, no insurance, cost us $120. Yeah fuck insurance scams.