• endlessvoid@lemmy.today
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    18 hours ago

    Even with insurance, many plans have a deductible that requires you to pay the first couple grand on your own before they’ll cover anything, and even once you’ve paid that amount they will require you to cover a couple hundred per day of hospital stay (doubled for two patients: mom + baby).

    It is entirely normal to pay thousands of dollars for a normal uncomplicated hospital birth even with insurance.

    • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 hours ago

      I’m a little bit mad that the US still a higher birth rate than us despite of all that parent hostility.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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      17 hours ago

      This is 100% correct. My plan has a $10,000 yearly deductible, which means that every year I am responsible for the first $10,000 of medical expenses.