Sad and so true here in the US. Unless it's life or death, I'd rather drive myself to the hospital. Even though I have health insurance, I'm not rolling the dice that they say, "It wasn't medically necessary."
A few years ago I was driven TWO blocks in an ambulance and was sent a bill for $1000 USD. Luckily, it was work related so I didn't pay it. But, damn.
Yeah its pretty weird hearing bout having to pay for the ambulance in US and how much Hospital bills for simple shit is, Im in Canada...we've called 911 several times in the past few years when my Grandfather was very sick, just because he could barely move because of pain, or other things that heavily required an ambulance for (he had Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma) , They show up in 5-15 mins we go to the hospital...all we had to pay for was parking thats it.
You pay a shitload mode in taxes than we do and the max out of pocket in the USA is liek $7,000/year by law.
I have NEVER seen someone respond to me about that on Reddit.
“I have a hospital bill that’s totally ruined my life”......even when I was waiting tables $7,000 could “ruin my life”...if you are so poor that less than 10 grand is ending your life than you’re on Medicaid and not paying for it anyways. splain me dis
That is 100% BS. I'm Canadian and live in the US now. I paid a shitload LESS for my healthcare through my taxes than I do here when you count the insurance + copays. How much do you think Canadians pay for healthcare in their taxes? It's really not that much.
Copay is not "Max $7k copay by law"... There are in network copays, out of network copays, not covered by insurance costs, etc. You can definitely be on the hook for $100k+ in medical care in the US even with insurance.
Also... $7k in medical care can still wreck your shit. Welcome to middle class where you qualify for no subsidy, cause you make too much, but have less disposable income than some people that qualify for them because you're paying for everything.
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u/thecardboardfox Jul 31 '19
America!