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I reckon by the time the Mrs comes back the birth and post natal care will have got me 25-35K As a father of an American I can honestly say this is a rip off.

Well, that's what you get for travelling so close to the birth.

Please don't tell me giving birth in the US was the plan?

Originally posted by -Pr-
Well, that's what you get for travelling so close to the birth.

Please don't tell me giving birth in the US was the plan? Yup, it was the plan
That's why I haven't seen my daughter yet.

Originally posted by Putinbot1
I reckon by the time the Mrs comes back the birth and post natal care will have got me 25-35K As a father of an American I can honestly say this is a rip off. Christ. I have 3 kids and none of their births cost nearly that much.

Why so expensive?

Originally posted by Galan007
Christ. I have 3 kids and none of their births cost nearly that much.

Why so expensive? Basically Private and my health Insurance does not extend to the US Galan.

Ah okay. That makes sense.

I'm pretty sure that after my insurance kicked in, I still ended up paying about 4k out of pocket per child. So with no insurance being factored in, I could definitely see it costing that much.

Yeah, we had both our kids in a very nice hospital with a top-rated neonatal department and it cost us maybe $1,500ish for each child, insurance soaked up the rest. It would have easily cost $25K+ if we paid all of it out of pocket

eg the epidural my wife had on child #2 cost $1,600ish and it took the anesthesiologist a good 12-15mins from start to finish, I think we had to pay under $100.00 for that after insurance.

Medical billing rates are absolutely ridiculous.

For example, at the flight company I work for they charge the patient right around $1,000 just for me to start an IV. When I hook them up to the cardiac monitor, it's another $1,200. These are things I have to do(per policy) to every single patient. And if I give meds or do anything more advanced, the rates skyrocket from there.

Never mind that the flight itself costs the patient a flat rate of $15,000 just for being loaded onto the aircraft(regardless of where they are flown to.) Granted this is all before insurance kicks in, but still.


Such an asinine system.

PB tried to play the system in America and Murcia played him!

Come back when you have some money, buddy!

Originally posted by Putinbot1
I reckon by the time the Mrs comes back the birth and post natal care will have got me 25-35K As a father of an American I can honestly say this is a rip off.

I hear kids in Ethiopia are cheap I'm told like 15 cents a year can feed them.

I should ask the wife, it really could have been a lot more than the $25K I quoted. Wouldn't be surprised.

Originally posted by Putinbot1
nah, I just wanted a citizen of the world Broly, this one has six nationalities available, Irish (EU) probably, British, American, Ghanaian, Nigerian and French (EU) definately.



You're birthed a Bond-level arch-villain

Why is Healthcare so expensive in the United States? I don't understand. If it's a revolutionary new drug, and the Pharma company has extensive R&D costs it needs to cover + a profit, then I understand. Otherwise, why does inserting an IV cost $1000?

Originally posted by Robtard
You're birthed a Bond-level arch-villain Well she has got a helluva an exotic combination of Gene's, French, English, Irish, Nigerian and Ghanain all in recent generations. So she may have the looks and, Irish, French and african blood should give her a temper, add the calculating English perfidiousnes and you may be right, that American passport should unlock some doors too!Originally posted by Rage.Of.Olympus
Why is Healthcare so expensive in the United States? I don't understand. If it's a revolutionary new drug, and the Pharma company has extensive R&D costs it needs to cover + a profit, then I understand. Otherwise, why does inserting an IV cost $1000? Seriously, **** knows.

Genes ffs autocorrect.

Originally posted by Robtard
I should ask the wife, it really could have been a lot more than the $25K I quoted. Wouldn't be surprised. General rule of thumb for hospital visits is 10-12k per 24hrs. And that's just for the room... Doesn't include all of the various procedures the nurses/docs do over that time(which of course are all billed separately.)

And if you need a specialist, you're even more f*cked.

Originally posted by Rage.Of.Olympus
Why is Healthcare so expensive in the United States? I don't understand. If it's a revolutionary new drug, and the Pharma company has extensive R&D costs it needs to cover + a profit, then I understand. Otherwise, why does inserting an IV cost $1000? Because they know they have us by the balls and can charge whatever the f*ck they want. It's a ridiculously faulty and corrupt system, tbh.

Take the IV example:
The bag of fluid, the tubing, the catheter, and the little random shit I need for an IV(like tape and gauze) costs us maybe $40-50 to purchase initially, and starting the IV takes me maybe a total of 2 minutes.

...Then the patient gets billed almost $1,000 for some reason. It's sickening.

Originally posted by Putinbot1
Yup, it was the plan
That's why I haven't seen my daughter yet.

You're mad.

Originally posted by -Pr-
You're mad. this is true, but I wanted to give her every possible advantage, I will be 71 when she is 18. I may not even make that, shit happens and I had a little cancer (just melanomas) sometime back so...

Originally posted by Putinbot1
this is true, but I wanted to give her every possible advantage, I will be 71 when she is 18. I may not even make that, shit happens and I had a little cancer (just melanomas) sometime back so...

If you wanted to give her every advantage, then why was she born in the US? peaches

Originally posted by -Pr-
If you wanted to give her every advantage, then why was she born in the US? peaches haha