Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by rasz on Thursday November 26, 2020 @08:45AM
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>hospital charge as much as they can
to profit, and profit they do. They deliver record returns on investment year over year.
Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by artembugara on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:24AM
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I'm not American but go bankrupt will affect your entire life in the US.
Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by me_me_me on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:49AM
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if you are poor and cannot afford anything then yes, you go bankrupt and good luck with getting a credit for an icecream.
But otherwise you use bankruptcy as a bargain card. Because nither side wants to go there.
Re:A Kid, a Minor Bike Accident and a $19,000 Medical Bill
by ryanbrunner on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:40AM
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I don't think they were saying to actually go bankrupt, just to threaten the bank with the possibility of getting nothing out of you.
The hospital charge as much as they can, because some patients are unable to pay. This way they make up the difference (or make more).
The idea is that you go to the billing staff and threaten that you will go bankrupt and will not pay anything. Then negotiations begin. Rich pay cuz they don't care, suckers get conned, and poor gets their credit destroyed. Classic USA.
It is another 'american' system akin to tipping only taken to extreme.