The US is the only country you can go bankrupt because of medical debt, trust me I know from personal experience

The American health care system is the worst.

What the absolute f**k?

I had surgery to repair a sports hernia, and the woman I was dating at the time assisted on the operation (she was a foot surgeon and had her own practice). She requested an itemized bill, and on it there was a listing for "medication transport fee," with each (six of them) being a $20 charge. I couldn't figure that one out, but it turns out the "transfer fee" was the nurse carrying Tylenol down the hall to my room. My surgeon girlfriend actually defended it (she requested the itemized bill so she could see any little tricks she could use in her billings), saying that the nurse's time was worth the charges. Nope.

I broke my ankle during lockdown. Everyone else is out jogging and exercising and cycling during their allowed exercise. I spend half an hour walking my dog in a deserted field and fall over her. Yep, I inherited the clumsy gene. I had 3 X-rays, 3 different casts (a half cast, a royal blue cast with silver disco glitter on and a dark green cast with red Christmas glitter). I had to have a course of blood thinner injections because I wasn’t very mobile. I had a little knee scooter so I could scoot round without putting weight on my ankle and a pair of crutches. I then had a solid ankle brace and 12 weeks of physio. Total cost £0. To be fair, I should have paid £9 odd for the injections but the card reader wasn’t working at the hospital pharmacy and they couldn’t be bothered so they just gave them to me.

Public healthcare is communism, right? /s

A human being chose that. Someone decided it was ok to do this to people.

I am (in a scary way) desensitized to the US healthcare system...but one charge that will always stick with me is the money I paid to hold my newborn. Literally a charge for "skin to skin care". Apparently because a nurse handed and supervised me holding my newborn to my chest. True story.

They're Halls, so, pay your bill with Halls Cough Drops at a £10 per lozenge exchange rate.

We constantly vote in people who claim they will fight this scam. Then the second they get in office, they get blinded and silenced by the lobbyist dollars.

Get detailed, itemized bills. Question EVERYTHING! Those cough drops? No way! Refuse to pay for any outrageous items like that. Take the time to type up each item you are disputing and why. List their price, regular prices and what (if any) you'll pay. They once told me that I couldn't take my personal medicine, had to take what they gave me. Flat out refused & argued till Dr agreed. Also used my monitor for checking diabetes cause they charged $10 each time. FIGHT IT! Pay small amounts each month on what you owe. No obligation to pay the amount that they ask as long as you pay something

USA land of the fee

My son broke his hand and finger this summer. He had to get 2 casts, because he got one wet (he is 6, I am surprised we only had to replace it once). I work in the medical field and often buy supplies. I know a roll.of casting material is about $7, the protective guaze they put on 1st, about $2 a roll. They used one roll of the guaze and 2 rolls of the casting material for each cast. It took the ortho tech about 30 minutes each time. I will be generous and put their wage at $30 an hour, (which it should be), so $15 for labor. So, $2 for the guaze +$14 for the cast + $15 for the labor x2 = $46. I would have been happy paying $100 for covering operating costs. My bill was $598. We have a $1000 deductible on our insurance plan, so I had to pay the whole amount. Thankfully my employers give us HSA with the amount of our deductible. But I feel so bad for anyone under insured or who have no insurance.

This is insaneee. Reminds me of that new mother's hospital bill wear there was a charge for 'skin to skin contact' with her OWN BABY...

Time to start rolling in the guillotines.

I don't care what their justification is, that's highway robbery!!

What the actual f**k?!

Here in Sweden, once you reach roughly the equivalent of 200$ medicines are free for the rest of the year. There's a similar system for health care.

14 Halls cough drops are $1.25 at Dollar Tree.

What the ever loving f**k? A full bag costs what five bucks at Rite-Aid. This is highway robbery!

Wtf is wrong with America? 😲

Nurse: but aren’t we in the business of helping people? Hospital manager: 😂😂😂😂😂

10$ .... TEN DOLLARS !!!???

How to say you live in the US without actually saying you live in the US.

Oh yeah, I remember when I had my son, I got charged $10 for each Tums heartburn medicine I had, and $13 per Tylenol!

wtf. I was in the hosp for a week, and a nurse has to wrestle up some tampons for me from someone's personal supply or some left by another patient. they should start their own nurses black market

Ambulance charges are even worse 🙄