(August 28, 2018 at 12:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Read.
https://khn.org/news/a-jolt-to-the-jugul...rt-attack/
Quote:A Jolt To The Jugular! You’re Insured But Still Owe $109K For Your Heart Attack
Quote:The heart attack was a shock for Calver, an avid swimmer who had competed in an Ironman triathlon just five months before.
Despite the surprise, even from his hospital bed, Calver asked whether his health insurance would cover all of this, a financial worry that accompanies nearly every American hospital stay. He was concerned because St. David’s is out-of-network on his school district health plan. The hospital told him not to worry and that they would accept his insurance, Calver said.
The hospital charged $164,941 for his surgery and four days in the hospital. Aetna, which administers health benefits for the Austin Independent School District, paid the hospital $55,840, records show. Despite the difference of more than $100,000, with the hospital’s prior assurance, Calver believed he would not bear much, if any, out-of-pocket payment for his life-threatening emergency and the surgery that saved him.
This is fucking sick, even if you have insurance, and are in the middle class with a retirement savings, shit like this will wipe you out. This is nothing short of corporate greed. This is the long term result of Reagan's deregulation. It is legalized robbery.
