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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by remotedreamer on Friday January 19, 2018 @10:51PM (#16191957)
I agree that our healthcare system is messed up but the insurance company paid for 95% of her bill. Seems like she got her money's worth from the insurance company.
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by paulcole on Friday January 19, 2018 @11:00PM (#16191988)
Isn’t this kind of like TJ Maxx or Ross labeling clothes at insane “retail” prices so you feel like you got a good deal when you saved 95% but still spent $50?
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by ashayh on Saturday January 20, 2018 @01:10AM (#16192314)
The entire point of the original sky high price tag is to make your final share seem reasonable.

Also, you still pay hundreds if not thousands per month in premiums.

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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by YetAnotherNick on Saturday January 20, 2018 @08:19AM (#16193230)
Why don't insurance companies lead the change towards transparent pricing?
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by ebragg09 on Monday January 22, 2018 @03:42PM (#16207730)
Because their profits are limited as a percentage of revenue (aka "they must spend x% of their revenue on patient care"), and thus there's a huge incentive for prices to go up across the board to increase their dollar amounts that don't have to be spent on patient care.
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by TheCoelacanth on Friday January 19, 2018 @11:08PM (#16192015)
Not if she gets bankrupted by the $50k that the insurance didn't cover.
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby by nojvek on Saturday January 20, 2018 @01:04PM (#16194469)
Insurance can put whatever number they want to make you feel you got a great deal.

It’s like car sales people showing fake papers about how much the car cost them. “They are selling to you at cost”.

There is absolutely no way a simple hand X-ray costs multiples of thousands of dollars.

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