Americans Are Going Bankrupt from Getting Sick

Re:Americans Are Going Bankrupt from Getting Sick by enraged_camel on Saturday March 16, 2019 @03:05PM (#19409527)

I think the final amount I had to pay was around $1,150.

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Re:Americans Are Going Bankrupt from Getting Sick by i_am_proteus on Saturday March 16, 2019 @03:21PM (#19409633)

Thanks! That seems high, although I suspect the pricing has something to do with opportunity cost for the hospital. ER docs are limited, and he wasn't available to assist with [serious life-threatening trauma] while he was gluing your finger up.

I had something similar (knife slip, a few stitches) come out to like $350 at urgent care. I paid with (literal) cash.

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