@return2ozma to News • 4 months agoA former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square265arrow-up1988arrow-down112cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up1976arrow-down1external-linkA former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'www.businessinsider.com@return2ozma to News • 4 months agomessage-square265cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@3volverlink22•4 months agoReally, did you need to go to the ER to know that? Shit has been broken for a while now.
minus-square@chiliedogglink10•4 months agoLots of people think it’s only the uninsured that get screwed, but it’s common to get a surprise 5,000 bill a few weeks after you’ve paid your copay. But here’s the trick: As of July 2022 the credit bureaus no longer report medical debt. So just don’t pay the greedy fuckers.
Really, did you need to go to the ER to know that? Shit has been broken for a while now.
Lots of people think it’s only the uninsured that get screwed, but it’s common to get a surprise 5,000 bill a few weeks after you’ve paid your copay.
But here’s the trick:
As of July 2022 the credit bureaus no longer report medical debt. So just don’t pay the greedy fuckers.