So my insurance covers perfectly nothing — got it .
If you’re lucky enough to live in the US, then you know our healthcare system is a total nightmare. But, in case you don’t live in the US or just need a refresher, here are 17 screenshots as proof that we’re all suffering over here (and still need to pay our deductible):
1.In the US, health insurance is tied to your employment, so good luck quitting a job you hate:
go 2 hours without flummox an email is so refreshing until you start wondering if you got fired and they ’ve shut you out of the company servers and cancelled your health policy RIGHT BEFORE you were finally going to go to the dentist
2.Also, it’s your job to check what’s covered by your insurance and what isn’t before heading to the doctor. Sorry!!!
3.Having insurance is a must, but it also doesn’t help half the time:
4.A five-minute ambulance ride? That’ll be $4,500:
5.Staying in the hospital for multiple days often means a lifetime of debt:
A 70 - year - honest-to-god man in Seattle pull round the coronavirus , got applaud by staff when he left the hospital after 62 days – and then commence a $ 1.1 million , 181 - page hospital bill .
6.And sometimes, medical bills will quadruple for no apparent reason:
7.Wanna hold the baby you just gave birth to? That’ll be $39.95:
Wtf ? ? ? ? Did you know that hospitals burden for mothers to hold their new-sprung babe ? ? ? ? ? That ’s some of the most ridiculous dogshit I ’ve ever get a line , reform the aesculapian systempic.twitter.com/Jf3VxrXQW3
8.Oh, and HAVING the baby will set you back about $30k:
9.Insurance covering your medication right off the bat? That’d be too easy!!!
10.Also, be prepared to wait eons for your stupid expensive doc appointment:
11.Depending on what you need, your medical provider could bill up to $3 million — yes, THREE MILLION DOLLARS:
12.Be prepared to argue about what care is considered “cosmetic” or not — and still owe $100,000:
13.Imagine getting THIS text at 8 a.m. on Christmas morning:
14.And after all that, don’t forget to tip your doctor’s office!
15.Think this is just about medical insurance? Don’t worry, dental insurance is just as bad:
16.Even after you’ve died, the bills keep coming:
17.But don’t worry, sometimes there are some pretty SWEET discounts:
Would love some of that universal healthcare any day now.
H/T:r/mildlyinfuriatingandr/antiwork
