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No, it isn't literally what they told me. In many other countries, there is no possibility of being charged for any medical treatment you require when you visit
by Blahah 6y ago
No, it isn't literally what they told me. In many other countries, there is no possibility of being charged for any medical treatment you require when you visit hospital to give birth. It is free as in you don't need to have any money or any way to pay and you can be diagnosed and treated for any medical condition that might become relevant while you're there giving birth, and give birth and have any related issues handled, and you never have to pay anything at all. In the US, that is just not true [1].
1: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/01/how-much-does-it-cost-have-baby-us/604519/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/01/how-much-...
- sgerenser 6y agoThat link talks about people with employer provided health insurance. For those on Medicaid I would not expect them to pay anything out of pocket for pregnancy and birth. Do you have information that says otherwise?
- rweir 6y agothis is a common pattern I see in discussions, the idea of "going to the hospital and not worrying about bankruptcy" is just unintelligible and so you end up with discussions like this, about how "pregnancy-related-costs are often covered by Medicaid" which completely ignores the conditioning and fear and logistics that means that loads of people in the US simply don't go and get routine preventative care, even if they have what they consider to be "good" insurance.