The comments surrounding this story feel so alien to so many outside the US.
Negotiating with a hospital caught double and triple billing and somehow being happy with a bill for four hours down to just $33k? This should have ended in litigation.
Elsewhere I see people facing $4k Ambulance rides jubilant at only paying $500. People laughing that they've already paid so many tens of thousands out of pocket that year so can't be gouged any further. And so many others just saying "Oh that's how hospital billing works" as if you've just explained how central locking works.
Guys, this isn't civilised. It's exploitative and in many cases just outright fraud. Why can't you fix it?
Negotiating with a hospital caught double and triple billing and somehow being happy with a bill for four hours down to just $33k? This should have ended in litigation.
Elsewhere I see people facing $4k Ambulance rides jubilant at only paying $500. People laughing that they've already paid so many tens of thousands out of pocket that year so can't be gouged any further. And so many others just saying "Oh that's how hospital billing works" as if you've just explained how central locking works.
Guys, this isn't civilised. It's exploitative and in many cases just outright fraud. Why can't you fix it?