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I burned my foot without insurance. Out of pocket this twenty minutes in the doctor's office, two pain pills, and a nurse assuring me that it wasn't quite a thi
by germinalphrase 10y ago
I burned my foot without insurance. Out of pocket this twenty minutes in the doctor's office, two pain pills, and a nurse assuring me that it wasn't quite a third-degree burn cost me $2000+.
It's not six MRI's the uninsured need to worry about, it's incidental injuries and illnesses that potentially cost several month's wages.
God forbid you have a multi-day stay in the ICU.
- douche 10y agoUnder many of ACA policies, you would still end up paying that amount, because they have ridiculously high deductibles. So if you are a relatively healthy person that does not regularly go to the doctors to get that chewed up earlier, you are still going to be left holding the bag for non-catastrophic, but expensive services. I have been burned by this in the past.