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If I read this story correctly the other day, giving birth to premature twins in the US can max out your $2M insurance cap and leave you with $450k of medical d

If I read this story correctly the other day, giving birth to premature twins in the US can max out your $2M insurance cap and leave you with $450k of medical debt to boot: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jan/16/bankrupted-by-giving-birth-having-premature-twins-cost-me-everything https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jan/1... In my own back of the woods in Europe, the same would cost you nothing.

masonic 9y ago
back of the woods in Europe, the same would cost you nothing. Sure, it would be much cheaper when one or more patients doesn't survive in the first place, for example. Keep in mind that story is a donation appeal and is weak in details -- for example, why a healthy mom needs to stay in a $10K/day NNICU private room for months on end is beyond me (would that even be an option in "backwoods Europe"?) The article also misstates ACA numbers.
- DanBC 9y ago
  > for example, why a healthy mom needs to stay in a $10K/day NNICU private room for months on end is beyond me (would that even be an option in "backwoods Europe"?) Yes, of course it would. Stop believing the myth that Europe just kills people when they get too ill.