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Let Me Get This Straight
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:30 pm
Hospital just called to tell us our bill to have our first child will be $4,200 out of pocket after insurance.
The average American has less than $5,000 in savings. We can only assume Louisiana is below this average.
So I have private insurance, get hammered by federal tax income, work over 40 hours a week to provide for my family, and have to pay $4,200 cash to have a child, but someone with Medicaid pays $0 and has the government front the bill?
The average American has less than $5,000 in savings. We can only assume Louisiana is below this average.
So I have private insurance, get hammered by federal tax income, work over 40 hours a week to provide for my family, and have to pay $4,200 cash to have a child, but someone with Medicaid pays $0 and has the government front the bill?
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Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:32 pm to HonCHO
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but someone with Medicaid pays $0 and has the government front the bill?
Not only that, they also can get transportation costs (including airfare) and hotel accommodations if needed.
This post was edited on 6/13/23 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:32 pm to HonCHO
Sounds like out of pocket max will be met. Thank Obama and then thank McCain’s bitch arse.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:32 pm to HonCHO
Hell my son punched a punching bag (or so he says) and broke his finger.
$5,000 out of pocket
$5,000 out of pocket
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:33 pm to HonCHO
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Let Me Get This Straight
woah bro, it's June.
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So I have private insurance, get hammered by federal tax income, work over 40 hours a week to provide for my family, and have to pay $4,200 cash to have a child, but someone with Medicaid pays $0 and has the government front the bill?
This pisses me off. They're incentivizing folks who shouldn't have kids to have kids
This post was edited on 6/13/23 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:33 pm to HonCHO
Yep. We paid about that for our most recent (7 years ago). A family member from Maryland, same job (teacher), paid maybe $500. Ever person here who gets something "free" is paid for by those with insurance.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:34 pm to HonCHO
We have a great system 
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:34 pm to HonCHO
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So I have private insurance, get hammered by federal tax income, work over 40 hours a week to provide for my family, and have to pay $4,200 cash to have a child, but someone with Medicaid pays $0 and has the government front the bill?
It's inconsiderate to flaunt your privilege(s).
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:34 pm to HonCHO
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:34 pm to HonCHO
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have our first child
Congrats on the sex
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:37 pm to HonCHO
Just be glad that they actually told you the cost upfront
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:38 pm to HonCHO
Welcome to America. The land of opportunity for only the left.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:39 pm to HonCHO
Small price to pay to bust in them guts baw.
This post was edited on 6/13/23 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:39 pm to HonCHO
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Let Me Get This Straight
not during pride month.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:40 pm to HonCHO
Get a detailed bill break down, and start sending snail mail letters complaining.
Memorial Hermann attempted to charge me $654.50 for one gram of IV acetaminophen (Tylenol) THREE YEARS after my daughter got tubes put in. The price for the same amount of the same drug was $35.05, and I offered to pay them $60. It took about 18 months, but I sent a letter about every 60-90 days, with copies of all the previous letters, and they wrote it off.
They also "reversed" a "managed care discount" of $238.29 six weeks after surgery, which they never explained, and I never paid.
All in all, it was a little over four years from initial payment at the date of service to them giving up on trying to collect after I repeatedly disputed.
There's gonna be stuff on your bill that can be questioned.
Memorial Hermann attempted to charge me $654.50 for one gram of IV acetaminophen (Tylenol) THREE YEARS after my daughter got tubes put in. The price for the same amount of the same drug was $35.05, and I offered to pay them $60. It took about 18 months, but I sent a letter about every 60-90 days, with copies of all the previous letters, and they wrote it off.
They also "reversed" a "managed care discount" of $238.29 six weeks after surgery, which they never explained, and I never paid.
All in all, it was a little over four years from initial payment at the date of service to them giving up on trying to collect after I repeatedly disputed.
There's gonna be stuff on your bill that can be questioned.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:41 pm to HonCHO
A Mexican that is not a citizen can have a baby on our soil and qualify
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:41 pm to HonCHO
How else do you think they pay for all of the people that are having kids for free? You think the doctors and nurses are just volunteering their time?
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:41 pm to HonCHO
Ukraine gets their money somehow am i right
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:43 pm to HonCHO
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work over 40 hours a week
Oh my goodness
Posted on 6/13/23 at 1:46 pm to HonCHO
Have you had the baby yet? My hospital tried to get me to prepay when we did early registration. Asked them how they knew what my insurance would pay out before they submitted claims because I've always been told that isn't possible. Told them I wasn't paying anything until it ran through insurance first and I could go through the itemized billed. Ended up being half of what they told me it would be. Thought it was pretty shady.
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