17 Horrible US Medical Bills From 2022
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Welcome to America, where urgent cares are treated like McDonald’s:
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Need to head to the ER for 20 minutes? That’ll be $1,000:
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Same goes for 15 minutes:
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Pay $125,000, or face death? Hmmm…
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Why buy the exact same thing online when you can get it from the hospital for $300 more?
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First rule of US healthcare: Never take an ambulance to the hospital…
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…but if you refuse, they’re gonna charge you anyway:
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Thank god for insurance, right?
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Even though…sometimes it does diddly squat:
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And if you don’t have insurance, enjoy watching your life savings get wiped:
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I mean really, REALLY wiped:
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But don’t worry. If you don’t have insurance, there’s always gift cards:
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Here in the US, nearly every kind of care is billed as something else so they can charge you more (fun!!!):
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Try not to get a kidney stone unless you have $10,000 lying around:
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Hey, at least the meds we pay hundreds for are TOTALLY worth the money, right?
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Tbh, I’d just let the snake bite take me:
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Bottom line, just avoid medical care as much as possible…or else:
Gotta love the good ol’ US of A.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shelbyheinrich/medical-bills-2022-reddit