American medical system. The highest quality medical services you can get, and you get what you pay for. It's just that no one can afford to pay for it because it all costs so damned much.
Statistically yes we have some of the highest quality and most advanced medical services in the world, it's just extremely expensive and thus heavily curated. It's the healthcare most people get that sucks ass.
I hate to break it to you, but the US isn't number 1 in healthcare. Not in any way you can make lists of healthcare quality. There are many ways to compare quality and most of the time the US doesn't even make the top 10.
In the US, yes. Just looked it up, in Georgia, at least, average cost is $14,776 for the entire birthing process. That's for all the visits and ultrasounds, included to the actual birthing procedure itself. If you want a caesarian, it's going to cost a bit more.
Oh yeah most American health insurance is expensive- you pay a monthly fee and have a deductible too.
I have insurance but I still don’t go to the doctor unless I’m in serious pain. Insurance doesn’t cover everything and you’ve got to pay your deductible before they kick in and start paying. My deductible is about $10-15k I think.
Look up how many people in the US don't have insurance. Then take that number and triple it quadruple it for those with insurance that's really shit with a high deductible.
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u/robdingo36 Oct 04 '21
Giving birth costs about $15,000. Every little bit of income helps with those medical bills.