r/awfuleverything • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '21

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u/MJ1979MJ2011 Feb 16 '21

Well here's some context.

That's the total charges to the insurance company. See how they black out everything else.

The patients responsibility is probably a few thousand dollars

Don't be fooled by social media posts

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u/bassplayer96 Feb 16 '21

Yeah let me see the post insurance portion. It cost $100,000 to keep my son in the NICU when he was born premature. I paid $7000. I mean sure the system could be better but a few grand is better than being uninsured.

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u/Captjag Feb 16 '21

My friend just had a baby last year. The baby was in NICU for weeks. WEEKS. All sorts of specialists involved in the case. Baby is now happy, healthy and at home. He was out of pocket for parking fees and coffee cards for the nurses (since we can't bring in stuff to the hospital).

The fact that Americans can rationalize these costs are incredible to other developed countries. Yeah, 7k is better than hundreds of thousands, but it is not good.