Multiple reasons for emergency care being more expensive than regular care - not unlike tier 1 support costing more than regular. That said, if the kid were el

Multiple reasons for emergency care being more expensive than regular care - not unlike tier 1 support costing more than regular. That said, if the kid were eligible for Medicaid the cost to the family would have been ~0 & the reimbursement to the hospital ~$50. This is significantly below the true cost of emergency care. Aside from the monthly premiums that insurance payees pay, they're subsiding care of others with exorbitantly unfair health care costs. It's triple taxation for those who pay insurance: 1. Standard Medicare payroll tax 2. Insurance premiums 3. Out of pocket payments If you add those 3 components, the true cost of that band aid is ... maybe $1500? Why you ask? Because, American health Care is the most obnoxiously unfair scheme to those that pay into the system.