Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 17:29:07 GMT
I saw this yesterday and posted on Facebook. It's Brits' reactions to US healthcare costs. Although they are shocked, I was not shocked at any of the costs associated with any of these actions or procedures. Now, if you have healthcare, and the majority of people have it through their work, you pay a co-pay and a deductible over a certain amount, so you don't pay the total bill.
On a side note, when the London Bridge stabbings occurred last week and I found out that two people were killed, my first reaction was, and I hate to write this, "Two people? All this fuss for two people?" That's how inured Americans become to healthcare costs and random violence.
My brother's wife got a job last year to help pay for a healthcare. Before then, my brother who is self-employed, paid over $25,000 a year for his family's healthcare.
To give you an idea of how high US healthcare is, about 15 years ago, my son had childhood asthma and had to spend four hours in the ER and get some treatment, including steroid shots. It was a $10,000 total bill. Because I am with Kaiser, it cost me $125, but that was the total bill for his treatment.
On a side note, when the London Bridge stabbings occurred last week and I found out that two people were killed, my first reaction was, and I hate to write this, "Two people? All this fuss for two people?" That's how inured Americans become to healthcare costs and random violence.
My brother's wife got a job last year to help pay for a healthcare. Before then, my brother who is self-employed, paid over $25,000 a year for his family's healthcare.
To give you an idea of how high US healthcare is, about 15 years ago, my son had childhood asthma and had to spend four hours in the ER and get some treatment, including steroid shots. It was a $10,000 total bill. Because I am with Kaiser, it cost me $125, but that was the total bill for his treatment.
