⚡️🧾🇺🇸 NEW - American “Just got my first hospital bill after my first time ever staying in the hospital. This is extortion. This is why everyone hates our medical system”
He says he had high blood pressure, was in the ER less than 2 hours, no surgery, No CAT scan, no MRI, this was his bill
- $17,000+ in lab work for standard blood panels
- $11,000+ for an ER visit that lasted maybe 2 hours
- $800 each for physical therapy/OT visits where the therapist just walked in, looked at me, said "you're fine," and left
- $4,400+ for a blood culture
- and much more, the full bill is shown with all the individual items
Total $41,297
“I already paid my full out-of-pocket max, $4,400 — and this bill was still over $40,000”
“Like, this is insane. This is extortion in every single way. I don't know how people do this. This is my first time, and I'm shook.”
https://blossom.primal.net/595966a501af4f5f26d639e379845b60ca31c1845b7c40d621536e102e3f2752.mp4
