Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by seanmcdirmid on Monday April 08, 2019 @06:38PM
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A basic non-complication natural child birth will cost at least a couple of thousand out of pocket for most insurances.
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Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by JshWright on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:10PM
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With insurance, more complicated births aren't that much more. We were out of pocket $4k for the birth of our twins (maxed our deductible). The total 'sticker price; was over a million USD (they spent a combined 10 weeks in the NICU).
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by wolco on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:44PM
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Over a million for 10 weeks in nicu? Who sets these rates?
Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
by sbov on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:24AM
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Our local hospital tried to charge our insurance $20k for 1 hour of the recovery room and $25k for 1 hour of the surgery room.
We have a friend whose hospital tried to charge them $15k for a delivery room they never used - never used because the doctors forgot about them and she delivered her own baby in the hallway. Talk about two major fuckups in a row.