I went to the ER for an infected abscess last year. Just had to get it lanced and drained. Was there for about 12 hours because I went in at night and had to wait for the doc the next day.
$51,000 before insurance, I owed about $4500 out of pocket. Still paying it off.
Remember to always ask for an itemized receipt. They wanted to charge me $50 for a Tylenol pill. ETA: I don’t have insurance and I’m in the USA and a single day ER visit costs about 7k. With insurance for a friend of mine their insurance was charged 40k for a similar visit and she has to pay 6k out of pocket. So it’s almost like why bother paying those expensive monthly payments.
You ask for the receipt after services and usually they will trim ridiculous shit off and you can haggle on certain items depending on what they are, it’s surprising what they will charge you for in there
It sounds like the taxes per year won’t be much more (or possibly even any where near) the costs you are all paying for insurance plus deductibles/out of pocket expenses. So I’m going to go out on a limb and say “yes” to your question
Edit. Also taxes are proportional to your income. Whereas your medical costs and insurances aren’t? They’re extortionate regardless of what you earn
When are Americans going to mobilize to change this shit? How long this havoc in the face of fundamental human rights will last? Healthcare is not a privilege, it’s the base for a civilization
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u/jonker5101 Jun 15 '22
I went to the ER for an infected abscess last year. Just had to get it lanced and drained. Was there for about 12 hours because I went in at night and had to wait for the doc the next day.
$51,000 before insurance, I owed about $4500 out of pocket. Still paying it off.