Yeah. Maybe I'm desensitized to US healthcare costs, but $17k for this, when you already know US healthcare is stupid expensive, isn't exactly a shocking figure

Yeah. Maybe I'm desensitized to US healthcare costs, but $17k for this, when you already know US healthcare is stupid expensive, isn't exactly a shocking figure anymore. Not saying we can't do better, but $17k here actually sounds nice compared to stories I've already come across for the cost of getting a few stitches, or riding in an ambulance, or giving birth, etc.