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Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums by unreal37 on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:39PM (#19610243)
Yeah, that's the thing. The true cost is somewhat hidden because of the employer part of the premium. And the costs you pay out of pocket when an actual health event happens.

I imagine you can still pay $1000+ out of pocket to have a baby in a US hospital, even if you have great insurance.

Also, the article talks "average", while I imagine US health costs are highly variable depending on whether you are young, old, smoker, non-smoker, fat, skinny, pre-existing conditions, etc...

Some people pay $1500 per month in health care. And some, $400.

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Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums by fisherjeff on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:54AM (#19611898)
> I imagine you can still pay $1000+ out of pocket to have a baby in a US hospital, even if you have great insurance.

I just got that bill, in fact, and we have about the lowest deductible insurance you can buy, at a cost of about $1500/month. It was still $6500.

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Re:US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums by oneguynick on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @10:05AM (#19614725)
Can confirm the same in NYC. NYU Hospital with nothing fancy other than delivery of a beautiful Daughter. We had to go back due to some Jaundice but were told to visit NYPH for this instead. I imagine we will be well north of 9000 USD when all is said and done.
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