Almost 10 years later it was a quarter million for my brother to have the same surgery!
Only_Comfortable5668 on
American health insurance for profit. Glad I live in Canada.
Konnan511 on
Luckily, my Dad had health insurance from his blue collar job and we didn’t end up owing anything.
AdInevitable4203 on
I would have gotten a heart attack seeing my open heart surgery bill.
Fomdoo on
I remember when insurance paid for things.
DaveGlenv on
Man that’s obscene..My mum had a single heart bypass about ten years ago in the UK. Other than the cost of my dad’s parking, it didn’t cost a cent. Yay for the NHH
Quirky_Butterfly_946 on
You do realize that in most places that is the amount of a middle of the road home in 1988.
jeffk42 on
Had open heart surgery for an aneurysm repair and valve replacement in 2022, my cost for the year including checkups and whatnot amounted to about $500k. Had to pay about $1200 out of pocket in total, but it really makes you think about those that aren’t so lucky.
StocKink on
I had 9 OHSs from 1979-1989 … crazy to think how many houses could’ve been bought for what was spent keeping me alive
cbaxal on
Quick someone show this children’s Hospital receipt from the 1980s to Rob Schneider
pcurve on
two year’s worth of salary back then. This was a lot of money. I wonder how much they ended up getting paid by the insurance.
Only_Pianist_6979 on
0$ in Quebec 2025
Cojemos on
But if they call it “Affordable” health care then everyone will believe it.
Thad_Ivanov on
Our healthcare system was actually pretty good until the mid to late 90’s when HMO’s came in and started becoming a game.
Panzerscout_SRB on
My mother had double bypass (was 5 days on life support, about a month in hospital in total) two years ago and paid exactly 0 dollars/euros/whatever here in Europe.
Zaragesh on
Honestly I always wonder how you guys survive over there. What a nightmare to have to pay for a life saving surgery.
A_Bungus_Amungus on
You could buy a decent house and a car for that money in 1988
sirbassist83 on
we use to be a proper country
Willhelm_von_deroker on
Still like this in Europe
QuesoHusker on
I just found the hospital bill for my Moms birth when my Gramma had to spend 11 days in the hospital for an infection. It was $91 total. This was 1948.
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Almost 10 years later it was a quarter million for my brother to have the same surgery!
American health insurance for profit. Glad I live in Canada.
Luckily, my Dad had health insurance from his blue collar job and we didn’t end up owing anything.
I would have gotten a heart attack seeing my open heart surgery bill.
I remember when insurance paid for things.
Man that’s obscene..My mum had a single heart bypass about ten years ago in the UK. Other than the cost of my dad’s parking, it didn’t cost a cent. Yay for the NHH
You do realize that in most places that is the amount of a middle of the road home in 1988.
Had open heart surgery for an aneurysm repair and valve replacement in 2022, my cost for the year including checkups and whatnot amounted to about $500k. Had to pay about $1200 out of pocket in total, but it really makes you think about those that aren’t so lucky.
I had 9 OHSs from 1979-1989 … crazy to think how many houses could’ve been bought for what was spent keeping me alive
Quick someone show this children’s Hospital receipt from the 1980s to Rob Schneider
two year’s worth of salary back then. This was a lot of money. I wonder how much they ended up getting paid by the insurance.
0$ in Quebec 2025
But if they call it “Affordable” health care then everyone will believe it.
Our healthcare system was actually pretty good until the mid to late 90’s when HMO’s came in and started becoming a game.
My mother had double bypass (was 5 days on life support, about a month in hospital in total) two years ago and paid exactly 0 dollars/euros/whatever here in Europe.
Honestly I always wonder how you guys survive over there. What a nightmare to have to pay for a life saving surgery.
You could buy a decent house and a car for that money in 1988
we use to be a proper country
Still like this in Europe
I just found the hospital bill for my Moms birth when my Gramma had to spend 11 days in the hospital for an infection. It was $91 total. This was 1948.