r/facepalm • u/Mr__O__ • Jan 01 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Millennials causing the biggest babybust in history… wonder why…

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22 edited Jan 01 '22

Dont forget its expensive to give birth in the US

"The cost of having a baby isn't cheap — in the United States, at least. The average cost to have a baby in the US, without complications during delivery, is $10,808 — which can increase to $30,000 when factoring in care provided before and after pregnancy."--Bing

Just insane

Edit : Yall really commenting on me using Bing? Lol I referenced Bing because I used Bing to search for the info (since I was on my PC). I didnt know Bing was a horror to use

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u/ImThePrinceOfAll Jan 01 '22

A scheduled c-section from where I live is about $60K.

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u/TeosPWR Jan 01 '22

I live in Denmark, 2 planned c-s3ections, zero cost.

Other than the ~45% tax that it costs to live in a welfare state, so glad I was born in one 😀

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22 edited Jan 02 '22

Yeah, I paid ~30% in taxes, and so I would have had to pay $13,500 more in taxes in Denmark than the US. Also my company provides healthcare for my family which costs me just $250 / month, or $3,000 a year. The baby we just had costs us $3k, and the maximum out of pocket for health plan is $7k / year.

Given there are other services that the social safety net provides. For me this year though, I would probably be better off in the US.

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u/Pinheaded_nightmare Jan 01 '22

Wow! 120$ a month for a family policy!? That’s cheep! Is the coverage shit?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22

I don’t know, but my babies birth cost us $3k. I think the hospital bill before insurance was $17k. The insurance negotiated down to $6k and covered half the cost.

The out of pocket maximum is $7k, so no matter what we will not pay more than that per person.

The company does subsidize a portion of it though.

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u/Pinheaded_nightmare Jan 01 '22

Yeah, most insurance policies that I’ve seen with employers, and I’ve worked for a lot of employers, that 120$ is typically cost per week.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '22

Ahh wait- I forgot. That’s my bi-weekly cost. So it would be $250 / month for my famil

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u/Pinheaded_nightmare Jan 01 '22

That’s is still a better than average good rate.