corvussy:thatpettyblackgirl:the US has no excusesome great examples of us hospitals setting pretty e
corvussy:thatpettyblackgirl:the US has no excusesome great examples of us hospitals setting pretty exorbitant prices for health care:The infamous $629 bandaidWoman charged $40 for holding her baby after a c-sectionTwo South Korean tourists took their baby to the ER where he was only given some formula and took a nap before being discharged but were given a $18,836 billCanadian man gets heart surgery in Florida and is billed over 600k USDSome more pictures of people’s hospital billsA public hospital’s ER is out-of-network with all private insurances, resulting in many patients being stuck with unreasonable bills and eventually resulting in a class action lawsuit over their billing practicesAnnual healthcare spending in the US is estimated at 3.5 trillion, and billing prices are pretty much unfair and inconsistent, even for insured patients with legal loopholes and hospital discretion in setting pricesBilling announcements, and million dollar hospital bills on the riseTop 35 Most Expensive Health Conditions in the USJust… facility feesHospitals are more likely to tell you how much parking costs than how much a basic ECG test costs (meaning they probably inflate prices arbitrarily for patients… possibly on an individual basis)Hospitals are magically able to “discount” hospital bills to less than a thousand dollars for patients that receive national attention in media (x, x)People in the US are less likely to seek medical care because of high prices, even though 42% of doctors believe their patients are receiving too much health care (falsely) -- source link
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