A 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.'
A 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 A 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.'
Former US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said he got a $5,000 bill for a recent ER visit, highlighting big problems with the US healthcare system.
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Really, did you need to go to the ER to know that? Shit has been broken for a while now.
26 0 ReplyLots 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.
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