To put this in perspective, a family member was treated for leukemia and our billed* medical expenses hit $300,000 in the first 2 weeks of treatment. This inclu

To put this in perspective, a family member was treated for leukemia and our billed* medical expenses hit $300,000 in the first 2 weeks of treatment. This included the initial hospitalization, attempted install of PIC line, install of broviac catheer. And secondary hospitalization in hepa controlled room due to other illness during an immuno compromised period. The standard treatment continues for ~2.5 years so this was only a small portion of the bills we received. *obviously what is paid by insurance + out of pocket is very different, but that level of billing is insane. Also you really don't want to be fighting insurance and the medical center over billing while your family is undergoing cancer treatment. This was at UCLA