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Even if you go in for your free checkup, all the clinics know the tricks for turning it billable. Years ago a study came out that most Americans couldn't affor
by beej71 3y ago
Even if you go in for your free checkup, all the clinics know the tricks for turning it billable.
Years ago a study came out that most Americans couldn't afford an emergency $400 medical bill. (For non-Americans, $400 for an emergency is nothing.) I doubt the situation has improved.
- floor2 3y agoThat often quoted (or misquoted?) study was wildly misleading and became complete misinformation through the retelling. People who said they'd pay using a credit card got reported in the media as being "unable to afford" the expense. The original study might have been an interesting finding on the transition to a cashless society, but for millions of Americans, paying using a credit card is the default rather than carrying cash and dealing with change, and not actually indicative of lacking funds to pay for something.