Wait, what? The article says that eventually, after a year of talks involving a hostage negotiator^W^Wpatient advocate, the patient from the story paid only his

Wait, what? The article says that eventually, after a year of talks involving a hostage negotiator^W^Wpatient advocate, the patient from the story paid only his in-network deductible of 13 kUSD. Good for him, but you can afford that kind of legal defense only when you are wealthy to begin with. Someone who isn't a retired 1%-er would likely have declared medical bankrupcy, had he faced the same circumstances.