I just read an article about one of the people from Seattle that had the coronavirus. His hospital b

Coloman
Coloman Member Posts: 52
edited June 2020 in General Cancer
That's just unimaginable! My highest bill ever was 375,000 and I thought that was crazy. What's been your highest bill? These things are like jokes anymore, like we are playing with monopoly money.

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  • andreacha
    andreacha Member Posts: 196
    edited June 2020
    Back in 2006 for right kidney removal - only after a heart bypass was complete. 7 weeks in hospital. 3 in rehab. My 20% was $250,000
  • meyati
    meyati Member Posts: 308
    Dear lord-help us all
  • JaneA
    JaneA Member Posts: 335
    The list price is frightening - I have a Medicare Advantage plan - costs me $45 extra - but the max-out-of-pocket is $6,700, and there is copay assistance for that.
  • cllinda
    cllinda Member Posts: 153
    edited June 2020
    That's why people sometimes have to file bankruptcy after a large medical bill. It gets me so sad. I know we were in bad shape when my son had his accident ($100k) and my cancer the same year. It took us quite a while to catch up. And we had decent insurance. That's what payment plans are for.
  • meyati
    meyati Member Posts: 308
    1.1 million for a 70 year old man with COVID-19. $9.736 for his hospital bed and care, and $2,835 a day for his ventilator. He's covered by Medicare, and that will pay most of his bill. He had care for about 2 months.

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