Covid hospital bill...$1,000,000

[BigmanPigman]

Kurt "Mask Up, Vote Early" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) Tweeted:
My sister received her bill for the time her husband spent in the hospital with COVID, including almost two weeks in the ICU until he died. Total amount due: $1,000,000.

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[Blue Owl]

1. JFC

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. That's the overage after insurance paid their part. . . . nt

[CrispyQ]

2. I'm not sure we can imagine the scope of destruction about to descend on us.

[Turbineguy]

4. The Germans paid a terrible price for Hitler

Over 10 percent of the population was killed. We're not going to get off scot-free from trump.

And if we keep him for 4 more years, many millions will die, life expectancy will be lowered.

If I was young and looking to make a career choice, then I would go for the funeral industry. In particular, there will be a tremendous demand for low cost, low frills services.

[In It to Win It]

3. Welcome to the United States of You're on Your Own

[peggysue2]

5. Horrific!

A million dollars and he ultimately died. We have people surviving with long-term health complications as well.

The cost of these lives, the deaths and the multitude of compromised patients is staggering.

I listened to Dr. Rick Bright this afternoon. He's an immunologist and former public health official, one of the earlier whistleblowers over the fiction of pushing hydroxy as a preventative medicine for Covid. He reiterated that the Trump Administration has failed completely to protect the country and our citizens. The outbreaks we're seeing now are only going to get worse. Death rates will go up accordingly.

We're in for a long, harsh winter.

[Disaffected]

6. That is an astonishing amount.

How much would likely be covered by insurance?

Losing her husband and getting hit with a massive bill - stuff of nightmares.

[BigmanPigman]

8. When I had to stay in the hospital for 4 days

in 2016 the bill was $34,000. The ACA paid for $30,000 and I had to pay the rest out of pocket, $4,000 (almost 2 months of my income).

That is $1,000 a day with insurance 4 years ago. When the ACA is killed we will be in big trouble, at least I will be.

[Disaffected]

12. We not of the US

can only boggle at your (meaning all non or under insured folks) situation which IMO is almost tantamount to a crime against humanity.

I can't imagine living like that...

[roamer65]

15. A cardiac cath and a weekend in the hospital 4 years ago...$41k.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. As I understand it, that is minus what was covered by insurance. . . . nt

[Disaffected]

11. Even worse then.

What do most folks do under such circumstances? Sell all their possessions and declare bankruptcy? Have their wages garnished for the remainder of their lives? Leave the country?

The sister of a friend of mine slipped and shattered her hip while visiting a casino in Vegas. Bill came to about $50K. She had no travel insurance. Nightmares indeed...

[BigmanPigman]

13. Many Americans do go bankrupt over medical bills.

Before the ACA I could only get temporary insur through my employer but I had to pay the full amount since I was on 25% leave. I couldn't get health insur at all due to a preexisting condition. I was lucky to be able to get the insur through my employer. I had to pay $30,000 for two years health insur while I was making $1,200 a month teaching. I paid more to the insur than I was earning. Two years later the ACA was passed and that saved my life since I had to stop teaching due to my health.

I read a story about a foreign exchange student from Sweden who was bitten by a snake and had to get venom to save his life. His hospital bill was $250,000. Fortunately for him he purchased additional insurance before he came to the US. His friends back home couldn't believe how fucked up our system is.

[Disaffected]

17. All the more reason to pray the Rethugs get the boot.

In my considerable life-time, I've had five major hospital medical procedures, all completely covered here by universal medicare. I can't imagine where I would be now without that coverage.

[rdking647]

7. he should send the bill to trump

im serious. let trump pay...

[Mariana]

14. As if. Trump won't even pay his own bills. nt.

[appalachiablue]

16. Look at the enormous profit from Covid, no wonder

they want it to run unchecked and rampant. Savage greedheads in control of this dysfunctional, declining country.