Even with my $0 deductible insurance that I paid several hundred a month for, I just got through a months long battle with my insurance over a $10,000 ER bill a

Even with my $0 deductible insurance that I paid several hundred a month for, I just got through a months long battle with my insurance over a $10,000 ER bill and additional $2,000 bill they deemed ‘not medically necessary’ — my partner was bleeding from their mouth and unable to eat or drink for more than 2 days after a surgery. It took multiple calls to the doctor and insurance and haggling with the billing department to get the final charges reduced to $0 and $100 respectively. Even as a well paid software engineer, I’m strongly eying other countries where your life and death isn’t seen as a massive profit center for investors.