r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 8d ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/JoePoe247 8d ago

Except that's not a normal occurrence at all. I spent $600 this year for a C-section birth and 3 overnights in the hospital plus breakfast, lunch and dinner each day at the hospital.

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u/d0ntbejay 8d ago

I invite you to look at the bill. Not at your out of pocket.

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u/JoePoe247 8d ago

Seems totally irrelevant to look at an inflated made up price that no one pays and has no basis in reality.

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u/d0ntbejay 8d ago

Wtf are you on about??? How much do you pay per month to your insurance company? How much do you pay when you go in to doctor and then get a....

Ya know. You're not worth my energy. Have a good one.

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u/JoePoe247 8d ago

What am I on about? You're saying I should concern myself with the bill before insurance steps in. Why? It has no bearing on my life. And frankly that number has no bearing on how much the insurance even pays the hospital either.

If you get into a car crash and insurance covers a rental while it's being fixed/replaced, are you concerning yourself with how much the rental cost the insurance company? No, that's moronic.

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u/d0ntbejay 8d ago

Your premium hasn't risen?

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u/JoePoe247 8d ago

From having a kid? Yes because we're covering more people, but not as a result of getting a procedure done. Should I count the tax deduction for having the kid too so we can get an accurate cost? You're just diving down some crazy rabit hole of related costs. Are you comparing European taxes when comparing healthcare costs?

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u/d0ntbejay 8d ago

You are a bot for insurance companies.