A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.

  • markko@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I’ve also read stories from people who have negotiated how much of their bill they paid. Fucked up indeed.

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      22 hours ago

      Our first baby was born 5 weeks early and had to spend about 3 weeks in the NICU before we could take him home. Nothing major, just monitoring and a careful feeding regimen to make sure he would make it, as sensitive as they are when born that early.

      My wife had to pay $30 for the 3 days she rented a bed in the maternity ward ($10/day). That was our total bill.

      Second child we paid nothing.

      Nothing negotiated, just how it works in my country. ✌️

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        9 hours ago

        And we have people in Canada that want to go to the American system.

        Is made me realize there are a lot of people who will vote against their own interests as long as their neighbors can’t possibly get undue benefit.