Re: Fick me, having an American for a daughter has been expensive.
Originally posted by Putinbot1Christ. I have 3 kids and none of their births cost nearly that much.
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.
Why so expensive?
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.
Originally posted by BrolyBlack😆 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.
PB tried to play the system in America and Murcia played him!Come back when you have some money, buddy!
Originally posted by Robtardthis is the issue Big G
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 pocketeg 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.
Originally posted by Robtard
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 pocketeg 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.
Originally posted by Galan007it is ridiculous, despite my relatively decent means it's an expensive start to the year 😂
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.
Originally posted by Nibedicus😆 you know how to make me feel good mate 👆
I paid like 100USD when my wife gave birth in NJ. Checked the bill, can’t remember the amount her insurance covered but it was some obscene amount (like 100k or something). It’s In-Sane how much hospitalization costs in the US.
Originally posted by RobtardWell 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!
You're birthed a Bond-level arch-villain
Originally posted by Rage.Of.OlympusSeriously, **** knows.
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 RobtardGeneral 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.)
I should ask the wife, it really could have been a lot more than the $25K I quoted. Wouldn't be surprised.
And if you need a specialist, you're even more f*cked.
Originally posted by Rage.Of.OlympusBecause 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.
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?
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.