Hospitals lift curtain on prices, reveals giant swings for hips, knees and more
The US healthcare system is just a completely broken mess. When things go smooth, you are lucky! However, when you have a major procedure, life event or sickness things can get messy quick.We had a child 10 months ago, billing was screwed up by the hospital, then by insurance and we are still in process of getting it resolved. I have now spent at least 8 hours on the phone.I had a surgery, called insurance and verified it was pre-approved and in-network. After procedure I receive $22k bill. I was young and did not care about my credit back then and never paid. 5 years later I received a new bill, for $300 as the provider sued the insurance company.I hate going to the hospital and AWAITING a shower of bills. This grinds my gears SO hard. Every hospital stay and bills just keep coming for a few months.As someone who likes to budget and plant expenses, I just cannot stand the US medical system. I never know how much a simple wart removal my cost. $100 or $2000? I'm happy to have good insurance, don't require to use the medical system a lot and have enough money. However, if you are extremely ill you seriously need to move to a "FIRST" world nation or have a good insurance with low max out of pocket. However, you still are going to deal with bills like its your full time job.