His care could cost ordinary Americans millions

[struggle4progress]

Jessica Glenza
Thu 8 Oct 2020 04.29 EDT
Last modified on Thu 8 Oct 2020 04.31 EDT

... “This is truly a catastrophic medical event in terms of going to a hospital and getting lots of specialized care,” said Sara Collins, vice-president for healthcare coverage at the Commonwealth Fund. The result would be for most Americans “catastrophic medical debt for many people”.

Americans pay more for healthcare than any other nation, including during a pandemic. At the same time, Americans rarely know how much a given treatment will cost even as they receive it.

Experts said Trump’s helicopter rides to and from the hospital, diagnostic testing and imaging, experimental prescription drugs, a private suite, round-the-clock care, and additional personal protective equipment required for outings would cost at least hundreds of thousands, and perhaps millions, of dollars ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/08/trump-covid-treatment-health-insurance

[sunonmars]

1. Well apparently the Regeneron cocktails cost $1.5 million dollars each according to NYT.

So you and I certainly ain't getting it.......wealthy are all safe then.

[struggle4progress]

2. If he pays $750 a year in taxes for 2000 years, maybe he's covered the cost!