1.This person’s mother’s health insurance refused to cover the care she received as she was dying, and so a dead woman was billed $275,000.
2. God forbid you end up in the hospital for weeks before you pass — that’ll cost over a million.
3.Imagine losing a loved one to COVID and then receiving this bill.
4.All this person received was CPR — which didn’t work, and he died anyway — and they got billed.
5. The same thing happened to this person. The hospital charged for CPR and other measures even though he was DOA.
6. This hospital billed a widow $25,000 despite her husband arriving in a body bag.
7. I guess death isn’t an emergency, but it still warrants a $800 private ambulance they’ll make you pay for.
8. In fact, it doesn’t seem like there’s any other option than to use an ambulance for transport, which costs hundreds at least.
9.This person was charged $895 for an ambulance their deceased father *didn’t* take.
10.This family was charged over $100k for ambulances and life support.
11.This person literally got charged for the hospital to do nothing but tell them their son was dead.
12.This kind soul wanted to donate their child’s organs after they died, only to find it wasn’t covered and they would have to pay out of pocket.
13.This hospital charged a family $700,000 after their father died, then had the audacity to ask for donations.
14.This woman was charged $350,000 for the care that failed to save her husband’s life in an accident where another person was at fault. The hospital also was trying to get the widow’s settlement money.
15.This person had to take their healthcare company to court to get rid of their bill.
16.The costs don’t end with hospitals. I hope you’ve never had the misfortune of learning how much it costs to bury people.
17. Even without having a funeral, death is expensive.
18. It’s just as expensive when you choose cremation.
19. Even the cheapest options are thousands of dollars.
20.There are so many different costs involved: a casket, flying a body, a headstone, embalming, etc.
21.Maybe this is controversial, but I feel like if a surgery kills you, it should be free.
22. No one should have to pay this.
23.Same goes for an ambulance that doesn’t get you to the hospital in time.
24.Or if your baby doesn’t survive pregnancy…
25.…Or their hospital stay.
26.This grieving parent was charged $600 for their infant who died without medical care because he couldn’t yet be enrolled in his parent’s insurance.
27.This person dealt with a hospital straight-up trying to scam them after their mother’s death.
28.And this person was charged almost $200k after having a stroke and dying in the ER, despite only receiving a few hours of care. If they’d lived to pay the bill, they’d have to file for bankruptcy.
29.End-of-life care is appallingly expensive in our country.
30.So is hospice and care for older adults who can no longer care for themselves.
31. This is straight-up unacceptable for a country as rich as ours.
In conclusion…
