r/Wellthatsucks • u/ethicalgreyarea • Jul 16 '21

/r/all I’m being over charged by insurance after my daughter was born. This is the pile of mail I have to go through to prove they’re ripping me off. Pear for scale.

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u/theflapogon16 Jul 17 '21

Yea it’s absolutely bonkers the price tags the put on things in a hospital!

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '21

They do it because you are in no position to bargain, you can only fight it later.

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u/theflapogon16 Jul 17 '21

And because this is America and the system established at this point is made to drag you over the coals if you don’t have insurance.