• @mylifeforaiur
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    181 year ago

    I’m skeptical that you could visit a US hospital this many times and the bill would only be $1.2million.

    • Arsen6331 ☭
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      Your skepticism is correct. I have Familial Mediterranean Fever, and during some episodes, the pain is so severe that I have to go to the ER. Often I even lose consciousness in the waiting room from the pain. All the ER does is give me painkillers and monitor me for a few hours to make sure it’s not something else. The bill my parents get is usually more than $10,000 after insurance.

      It’s even worse if the doctor who happens to be assigned to me decides to do some tests to make sure it isn’t anything else (the symptoms are very similar to appendicitis).

    • @AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      At what point do they just start keeping body parts as compensation?

      Like how landlords used to be allowed to sell your stuff if you don’t pay rent.