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> You're making a few incorrect assumptions here. > "at this very moment I am sitting on $41K in medical bills" Uh-Uh. I think you're playing very fast and lo
by mseebach 14y ago
> You're making a few incorrect assumptions here.
> "at this very moment I am sitting on $41K in medical bills"
Uh-Uh. I think you're playing very fast and loose with the language here. I doubt anyone would read that as "my insurance company is settling a bill for $41k for me". Especially when your anecdote does nothing more than confirm what is mentioned in the article: That healthcare in CA is stupidly expensive.
- gknoy 14y agoWith an high deductible plan, which many have, or for those with less money to afford good insurance, they very well COULD be stuck with a bill like that, or a large portion of it. For a broken arm. I think we had a lower bill for my kid's childbirth costs.
- pyre 14y agoChild birth costs my parents paid for me: ~$30 Child birth costs some friends paid for their kid: ~$60 Child birth costs I paid for my kid (poor insurance plan): ~$3300 I think that the total bill for the child birth (in my instance) was around $18K. I'll note that if you were uninsured, that would probably be significantly more. That $18K cost is negotiated between the hospital and the health plan I had at the time.