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Assuming the patients were covered by insurance it's unlikely they paid anywhere near that amount. Those were the hospital's costs.
by wonnage 7y ago
Assuming the patients were covered by insurance it's unlikely they paid anywhere near that amount. Those were the hospital's costs.
- jessriedel 7y agoIt's very unlikely they would pay anywhere near that amount if they weren't covered by insurance either.
- Aromasin 7y agoHowever, under a socialized healthcare system it's completely unlikely they would pay anything at all. That distinction probably saves lives on stress-relief alone.
- devilmoon 7y ago^ This is the main point. I've heard people in the US say stuff like 'I'm one trip to the hospital away from bankruptcy', and I honestly couldn't bear living with that thought always in the back of my mind. What if you fell ill and didn't want to become a burden for your family? Do you off yourself? Do you become the next Walter White? This is absurd.
- hippich 7y agoHaven't done much research into that, so perhaps someone else did already - where was this tech invented and where this tech was implemented for the first time?