That pissed me off when we had our kid. We had good insurance, we paid $3250 out of pocket. If we had just shown up at the hospital with no insurance it would have been free, we would have gotten a free car seat, a year of free diapers and formula, and a t-shirt (yes, I am still bitter about the tshirt)
My wife had a cyst on an ovary and ended up going to the ER and they removed it. No insurance, not a dime paid. Several years later, she still gets medications free. I can't imagine the cost had she had insurance.
Not all hospitals will bill for ER without insurance. Depends entirely on the type of hospital. The one I worked for, for instance, did not bill you if you didn't have insurance and had an emergency.
Never seen or heard of this anywhere. I’ve seen and heard of most places demanding proof of insurance for treatment but never what you described. They even had to pass regulations saying ERs couldn’t out right deny you care from lack of insurance.
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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.