Hospital suing patients to collect medical bills

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Hospital suing patients to collect medical bills

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Many people use payment plans when they’re hit with hospital bills they cannot afford. But one hospital in Alabama has sued patients to collect their debt plus interest. Anna Werner speaks with one couple that was working to pay off a more than $30,000 bill when they got sued as part of our series Medical Price Roulette.
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@cazaresvictor012 4 жыл бұрын

That’s why America health system is so stupid it’s way to expensive

@Supersquishyawesomeness 4 жыл бұрын

Were 2 Now this is not entirely accurate though. Lots of missing information here. You are given notice of the legal action being taken against you. It wouldn’t just disappear from a paycheck. An employer also has to file the paperwork and has a responsibility to inform the employee of the changes. There is a lot that goes into it and if you don’t show up and receive a judgement your options are limited. They can try to sue but the garnishment typically comes from lack of action.

@Supersquishyawesomeness 4 жыл бұрын

Bella Vita those are stupid people

@shannaprissyleamon1311 4 жыл бұрын

@Bella Vita exactly!

@ccgb92 4 жыл бұрын

too*. Learn English, boomer.

@annelately 4 жыл бұрын

Everything is expensive like insurance,hair and nail services,massage etc so stupid 🤮

@tiffanybazarte9973 4 жыл бұрын

As a nurse, I talk to patients every day that tell me “I rather die than ride in an ambulance and go to a hospital.” How sad.

@alexandercrush 3 жыл бұрын

I literally went into the emergency room for 30 mins. Just a false Alarm. They literally did nothing. Still paid $1,500 and that’s with insurance 😒

@mr.talldarkandhandsome4111 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah well blame that on the health system you have to work for.

@jonathanwaldron8230 3 жыл бұрын

I brought myself into hospital got a 4 thousand dollar bill a week later for 1 x-ray on a boxer fracture brown soft wrap with self hardening white splint cast. I have absolutely no healthcare whatsoever.

@JayLovesCrystal 2 жыл бұрын

Why aren't medical professionals boycotting these systems? I understand that you are not responsible, but you are the ones that are providing the service. We as patients need your help instead of pleading ignorance.

@lindaobrien2659 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in my 60's, I fell down the stairs not long ago. I broke 4 ribs and punctured my lung, and I was going to blow off the hospital but the 3 gashes on my head bled so much, I had no choice. Needless to say I was more worried about hospital bills, I didn't want treatment.

@toybugengoodman3490 4 жыл бұрын

they have no shame. and no accountability for there outrages charges for service

@lordquastheonly 4 жыл бұрын

Yes if you go to a business and request there services you have to pay

@toybugengoodman3490 4 жыл бұрын

@@lordquastheonly try and go to a hospital in an emergency situation and ask how much it will cost. its hard to even get a itemized bill from a hospital. yes we should pay for service but the prices are inflated and out of control.

@lordquastheonly 4 жыл бұрын

toybugen Goodman there are insurance options for every level of income here in the US

@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN 4 жыл бұрын

They should pay, doctors, nurses, and everyone else don’t work for free. I work billing for a hosp and people never pay thier bills. They pretend to get on a payment plan then cancel that card. I’m glad these hospitals are getting what’s owed to them. When you get your income tax, fork it over.

@SayWHAT314 4 жыл бұрын

Facts, I remember I had fainted. Someone called the ambulance and I was taken to the hospital and all they told me was I was dehydrated and gave me one bag of fluid the medical bill was $900 I was like damn then I received another bill of $400 for the ambulance.

@08FayFay 4 жыл бұрын

For many hospitals Profits are what matters not people’s lives

@thebiggy7007 4 жыл бұрын

M Detlef that’s not the point. They are profiting in the hundreds % to make it worse for each individual. That’s like saying a plumber who usually charges $500-$1000 for a job charging $10000-$50000

@08FayFay 4 жыл бұрын

M Detlef Better logical conclusions M 💡 Plumbers should get paid a decent living and wage most like indoor plumbing😁but also hospital administrators/ceo’s should NOT make hundreds of millions of dollars in salary so people don’t have to go bankrupt for medical bills for a basic human need to healthcare to pay those administrative salaries 😊🌈peace🌺

@yeet5146 4 жыл бұрын

None of the hospitals profit in the first place really so

@kwcbomb 4 жыл бұрын

@@yeet5146 I got to ask do you actually believe this or have you really never Googled profits of a hospital?

@crazy32people55 4 жыл бұрын

Sleeping_ _Knights so why are hospitals closing down? Our local hospital was closing until purchased by tenet because of unpaid bills!

@saintevenevets 4 жыл бұрын

That is true and so so wrong. Hospitals charge wayyyyy toooo much to people

@bridgetnegrete8187 4 жыл бұрын

#Bernie2020

@hcd621 4 жыл бұрын

saintevenevets hospitals are forced to charge that much because of Medicare/Medicaid

@bridgetnegrete8187 4 жыл бұрын

Holly Dent Are you being serious right now?!? Medicare charges 40% less - that’s why hospitals & insurance don’t want to change to a MEDICARE4ALL system. They will be forced to charge Medicare prices. Think about it. The GOVERNMENT uses the lowest possible prices, since they are the ones reimbursing the hospitals. And since the prices are fixed, the overhead of paper-pushers having to evaluate EVERY patients bill, drops from 18%, to 2%. Insurance companies and hospitals can nickel & dime everything if individuals are paying, but the GOV doesn’t roll like that. Its almost like you haven’t even tried to see the other side of things.

@hcd621 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, so fiesty

@bridgetnegrete8187 4 жыл бұрын

Holly Dent You say feisty, I say PASSIONATE. I’m a Nurse. I see this stuff firsthand, and it hurts me to my soul.

@pnutbuttababi24 4 жыл бұрын

I worked as a medical debt collector and it is one of the evilest jobs ever!

@E7T39E 4 жыл бұрын

What were your daily duties?

@patveldon6843 4 жыл бұрын

That is bad karma, it will hurt your soul. I used to work for a conswineative special interest group...felt so good when I quit and healed my soul.

@vivians9392 4 жыл бұрын

I worked for several doctors at a famous medical center hospital, and I was amazed how looney some of the department head doctors actually were! It was a well known fact among the staff, too.

@adampkalb 2 жыл бұрын

Out-of-network costs are bad. I hate these jobs that tell you to do bad things and miss the point that you should care about helping people. Hospitals should not have this much authority over their patients!!

@marcopadilla3139 2 жыл бұрын

Can an foreign person be restricted from entering a country if not paying a hospital bill?

@desmeisme 4 жыл бұрын

This isn’t fair, health insurance should be a human right for all Americans

@donadams8345 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the democrats and vot Blue.

@MansonX 4 жыл бұрын

Don Adams Obama care? So if you can’t get a job that will allow enough money to afford healthcare and end up paying a fine with taxes because u couldn’t afford that mandatory health care is ok? Yeah I’m sorry that’s not ok and it’s not the answer.

@ccgb92 4 жыл бұрын

@@donadams8345 vote*

@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN 4 жыл бұрын

@liamjohnson8000 4 жыл бұрын

Healthcare* Universal healthcare for all. We don’t need private insurance corporations taking billions in tax dollars for no reason. Insurance is a scam. Mandatory insurance at the threat of tax theft is dictatorial. Be careful what you wish for.

@naenaesmithe8766 4 жыл бұрын

It was so sad to hear the wife say that she wish her husband would have just let her die.. really heartbreaking that that was her solution to this problem..just glad that it wasn't his!!

@kakumee 4 жыл бұрын

I understand in my own way how she feels...😭

@miguelcastaneda7236 4 жыл бұрын

why i put in my will and told my children accident or i get too old dont hook to machine or give meds just let me go..have seen family in convelesnt hospitals and care facalities their..eyes just tell you please let them go...mean while doctors bill insurance till its gone

@blessedmslady7016 4 жыл бұрын

Oh but come judgement day🙏

@blessedmslady7016 4 жыл бұрын

@The Calming Kind OR , GO TO MEXICO AND GET YOUR WISH!🤔

@icykittenwing9072 4 жыл бұрын

The Calming Kind then be in her shoes and have these problems if u think she is crazy

@slackjaw2643 4 жыл бұрын

They suing these people like they got money. Tf?

@tjmatthews461 4 жыл бұрын

Smh this is so crazy, insane, wanting to get their money back so badly they are willing to sue these poor families

@hyacinthdibley2420 4 жыл бұрын

If he let her die, he'd have to pay $15000+ for her funeral. It's all crazy.

@captainblind3690 4 жыл бұрын

How can they charge interest how

@nesttea2239 4 жыл бұрын

ikr. it's not a loan. It is a medical emergency. These people in charge of the medical system need to be obliterated

@rachelgibson1858 4 жыл бұрын

I have never had anyone charge me interest. I set down with billing department and made arrangements. They were able to write off about $1,500.00 of my ER bill. The rest which was close to $1,000. They let me set up payments. They wanted $100/month. I said no I can't make $100/month. They said how about $80? I said how about $25? We finally agreed on $50. I made larger payments when I could. But never was charged interest.

@hedgeowlinvest7902 4 жыл бұрын

Cus inflation.

@blessedmslady7016 4 жыл бұрын

@@nesttea2239 YES they do❗

@freindofdorothy5822 4 жыл бұрын

In my country the interest would cover the legal & debt collection fee

@bridgetnegrete8187 4 жыл бұрын

You can’t bleed a rock....

@suzanne296 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ed5221lee 4 жыл бұрын

the thing is, the hospitals dont even tell you what the cost will be until after you recieve the treatment.

@frefe5291 3 жыл бұрын

There is a business side ... The hospital performs every treatment or procedure or test they can , as many times as they can justify. My experience in the hospital I was for 5 days ( a hotel ran by doctors and nurses ) 10k a day ...is the number they were looking for.

@nonebiz2132 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine our healthcare system without lawyers and insurance companies deciding the costs....

@DiamanteInfernalis 4 жыл бұрын

When collecting $$$ is more important than another life. Shameful.

@rachelc.5463 4 жыл бұрын

Greed, pure greed.

@LouisBackover 4 жыл бұрын

For all those of you that dismiss this as simply you have to pay for what you receive... true, but here's what you're missing... the uninsured cost is 5x or 6x what they would have charged for an insured patient. That's alarming because the numbers were made up and inflated so they can say to the insurance lobbies "look you're getting a negotiated group discount". If you were in quality medical facilities in South America (yes there are some) you go to the dentist for $30, insulin for $50, etc. Here's the other thing you're missing... go buy a car and ask how much its going to be... now go to the hospital and ask them before you even check in. They cant tell you. And they cant tell you how many different bills you're going to get (doctor, anesthesiologist, hospital, etc.) and those bills dont come at the same time... you may get your first bill from one out of the blue 5 months later.

@dertythegrower 4 жыл бұрын

I went to my hospital, this is America..and rated top hospital by Us News... hear me out. The next day i went to get a bill to pay.. the front desk woman could give me a total of hundreds of dollars for 1 hour... for nothing done but give me heartbeat check, and a simple script for only 5 600mg aleve (9 dollars). I asked for her to give me a bill, explaining.. SHE COULD NOT GIVE ME A BILL BUT COULD GIVE A TOTAL. i said this is the main problem with America health.. nobody could disagree, i am right. Told her you are not getting a penny from my cash savings, good luck until you show why i owe you 100s of dollars for nothing done. She told me quote, "You can pay but i cannot give you a bill showing the costs".. what?!?🤯. On top of this, my father in another state had a bill from medicaid, tax payers were charged 1 dollar for evey single 81mg baby aspirin.. those are literally a penny in any store! Also a bag of saline aka, salt water, was 300 each! 🤯Those are hooked up on amazon or others for 3 dollars all day! So taxpayers are being charged literally 100 times cost. This is a scam, clearly. I prove it with my 1st hand experience said above. I am just 1 person, this is done all day for millions of sick people. Health Insurance AND MOST insurances in America is a huge scam run by people who do NOTHING.. i also know someone who owns a company, he lives like a fat cat barely works! lots of loopholes.. i lived it, end of story

@leodaleon3335 4 жыл бұрын

So unfair to charge the uninsured more should be the other way six times less than what the insurance pays doesn't make sense at all.

@OldHeathen1963 4 жыл бұрын

Medicare is a Human Right!!

@GameChanger597 4 жыл бұрын

@@dertythegrower The woman must have been an idiot because it is law that they have to give you an itemized bill. She either didn't know what the heck she was talking about, or she meant she couldn't give you an itemized bill the day of treatment- which is true in some hospitals because they want to send your information through insurance first before billing. But regardless of whether or not they give you a bill the day of treatment or weeks later, by law, they MUST give you an itemized bill.

@suzanne296 4 жыл бұрын

True but there's Obama care and medicaid

@throttle4593 4 жыл бұрын

They don't try to work with you. They TELL you how much you have to pay, and then start attacking you with legal threats if you can't keep up.

@donadams8345 4 жыл бұрын

This is why we need universal health care in the US.

@barbfrontczak1791 4 жыл бұрын

We sure do need universal health insurance for all!

@imarvg8285 4 жыл бұрын

Then vote bernie 2020...😁

@ykl5141 4 жыл бұрын

Bernie 2020 hopefully he can make it happen

@sailorarwen6101 4 жыл бұрын

Bernie has said anyone who makes more than $29,000/year will pay more in taxes. I don’t want to and shouldn’t have to pay for your poor life choices that put you in the hospital.

@warmccl 4 жыл бұрын

@@sailorarwen6101 You don't understand how Medicare for all works, you only understand what you hear from political commercials. I'd rather be paying a slight increase in my taxes than the astronomical price I pay for healthcare. I would rather face little-to-no costs to get medical care, as the proposal does away with most charges like copays, coinsurance, and deductibles. Life throws a curve ball even to the most healthy of people.

@theTruthSeekerishere 4 жыл бұрын

I was charged $15 for one tylenol I was given when I had a fever. I was never notified how much it would be prior to it being given...and I have insurance but my insurance wouldn't cover it. We need an overhaul of our entire system.

@starwoodanime1532 10 ай бұрын

How are we going to do that?!

@thisorthat7626 4 жыл бұрын

FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS, that says it all. We should never be profiting off of life saving emergency surgeries.

@blessedmslady7016 4 жыл бұрын

AMEN

@alexandercrush 3 жыл бұрын

Worst part is you don’t have any choice. You can’t shop around of find somewhere cheaper when you are near death.

@michaeld.williamsiii9026 4 жыл бұрын

This is so so sad seeing this woman crying and telling her husband to let her go.💔💔💔

@AmberAmbwee 4 жыл бұрын

People keep saying “America doesn’t have debtors prisons!!”

@bboxsaidso 4 жыл бұрын

We don't, but when you don't respond to summons, we do have contempt of court warrants.

@kimmaried.7313 4 жыл бұрын

I was sued by the hospital I worked many years for so I went to court in my uniform which clearly was from that hospital. When the judge asked me how many hours I worked and why I didn’t have insurance my reply was.. “ I work 60 hours a week and because my job is considered PRN , I don’t qualify for insurance “. The judge said he wished he could side with me because the hospital was morally wrong but they had the law on their side. I ended up having to pay the medical bill and then some. The kicker is that the hospital I worked for was a not for profit hospital 😂. Sure they were 🙄.

@ecclairmayo4153 4 жыл бұрын

That's terrible. I'm sorry to hear that but I'm glad you stood up for yourself

@kimmaried.7313 4 жыл бұрын

EcClair Mayo Thank you ❣️

@thomasjust2663 2 жыл бұрын

They use the "non profit" as a way to avoid paying taxes, its a tax shelter sort of

@pedrohernandezjr4340 4 жыл бұрын

Now just imagine if coronavirus hits the USA 😂😂😂 it’s going to expose the USA health care.

@marcelineingot9359 4 жыл бұрын

Not if but when.

@hyacinthdibley2420 4 жыл бұрын

Lol. It already hit many states. Where've you been? But I do see your point.

@kennak8803 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is that it affects all medical in every country. People in other places waiting for surgery have been pulled out because of the coronavirus.

@Fred-qv5nr 4 жыл бұрын

Its time to imagine!

@eliasbbuilding7716 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a crime I can’t believe this they need to fix this ASAP

@intelectualSWAGG 4 жыл бұрын

When you call the hospital always document. Get a name of who you speak with and reference number and date.

@exoressdelivers70 4 жыл бұрын

Better send a certified letter or email. Phone calls can be refuted or even denied that it ever occurred.

@marshaytrue 4 жыл бұрын

Yup even when you speak with your insurance company, had Connecticare charge me $100 extra on my monthly payment. I called every other day until they fixed it 😒

@DP-js2fi 4 жыл бұрын

Such a rip off...

@ziya695 4 жыл бұрын

Medicare for all for freedom!

@Derail07 4 жыл бұрын

Only for the people that pay into it though NO HANDOUTS

@godofdestructiondiecast6756 4 жыл бұрын

@@Derail07 rich people get handouts and nobody says anything about that

@kcroeder 4 жыл бұрын

This is why we NEED Medicare for All

@fashionlife5348 4 жыл бұрын

Obamacare Republicans dont want it to happen sadly

@anibalbabilonia1867 4 жыл бұрын

That's why sometimes i skip going to the doctor! Its getting way to expensive and then there's the insurance companies charging astronomical amount of money at the end of the month, for the bill! Geesh! Only the wealthy can afford to go to the doctors and hospitals now a day's. Yikes!😱

@SparkSpace 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they dont even do anything to you and they still charge so much just for stepping inside the door

@pmcpmc8005 Жыл бұрын

@@SparkSpace They literally have a man that sits in the back room and says cha Ching as soon as a patient comes in.

@FreedomsNurse 4 жыл бұрын

They should declare bankruptcy.

@rebekahwarriorspirit8110 4 жыл бұрын

I went in to get my GI checked mind you 'i have good insurance.' They did ultrasound and blood work and the bill was crazy high!! You almost don't want to go see a doctor because of this, my husband and I both work and can barley make ends meet.

@konga27 4 жыл бұрын

I feel her pain. They came after me and I had to make payments because the insurance I had through my job didn’t cover my C-section. It’s beyond sad and stressful when you have bills you can’t pay.

@sweetiepie6740 4 жыл бұрын

And we should begin to sue the hospitals for price those 800$ Tylenol and 5k MRIs

@sallywoods6575 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I Don't Care when I went to get a MRI I asked the lady who took my insurance card how much the MRI was, she said 3k that’s why I decided to get it done. I got a bill for 5k 😑. My insurance covered $250 lol and for whatever reason when I called the hospital they said my balance was $0.

@sweetiepie6740 4 жыл бұрын

@@sallywoods6575 the hospital and the insurance company got a deal going where the insurance company pays penny's on the dollar, and us regular people we pay Oprah Winfrey money for the exact service if we are un insured. Now if that ain't corruption right in front of your very eyes, I dont know what is. Let us run a business and try some scammery like that and we will be hauled into court for unethical practice, discrimination, usery and a whole host of other laws we never even knew existed. Welcome to the JUNGLE.

@Lbelm77 4 жыл бұрын

America proves time and time again that money is more important than life

@reneerenee9774 4 жыл бұрын

That's sickening.

@pnwperson 4 жыл бұрын

they're sueing when before they put a lien on the person that would make it to where they have to pay off hospital bills before they could purchase or refinance a home. This shows that Americans can no longer afford to purchase homes...Also, hospitas do charge for procedures and supplies that patients do not utilize. The medical industry needs to do a patient audit prior to sueing them. Patients also need to hold all paperwork and be vigilant advocates for them.

@MansonX 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite thing is. When you can’t afford to live and have healthcare at the same time and you get in an accident on your way to work and end up being life flighted to a hospital 15 miles away and you get a $10k bill for just that. It’s awesome and a bill like that you can’t afford, helps your mental health. It’s awesome

@Steveo_00700 4 жыл бұрын

11 more years and I'm leaving this damn country. My outlook on an early retirement go where the cost of living is lower, dollar is stronger and you dont need insurance for everything you own.

@Bladeofwar94 4 жыл бұрын

What are they suing for? 50 bucks? Most of these people can't afford to live and then they're given this crap.

@goheezy4933 4 жыл бұрын

Well this is stupid we need somebody to do somthing about this

@lorefreedom6386 4 жыл бұрын

Since when is legal to take your tax returns to pay for a hospital. Bill?

@theTruthSeekerishere 4 жыл бұрын

According to google: Creditors Who Must Sue You Before Garnishing Your Wages For most types of debt such as credit cards and medical bills, the creditor can't immediately garnish your wages if you stop paying your bill. The creditor must first sue you, obtain a judgment, and get a court order.

@kimberlyharrison679 4 жыл бұрын

My husbands company started taking out over $300 every week for him and I to have insurance. It’s outrageous!!

@patriciareeves7365 4 жыл бұрын

Where have you been? They have done this for years! I know people who have lost everything, and that was back in 1970's.😢

@Shazzyhtown 4 жыл бұрын

50,000 for appendicitis?? Can we get a break down on that bill?? Makes no sense at all. There are probably unnecessary charges.

@kskid4life 4 жыл бұрын

And you got so many fighting out medicare for all

@dominikedominike8568 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God thank you for reporting on this

@balerjohnson3099 4 жыл бұрын

The greed in america is amazing and shameful . People lose their homes and jobs over medical bills . Retired people have to choose between food and medicine .

@kathng8354 4 жыл бұрын

Awful. Hospital always over charge.. horrible

@krishelfferich3087 4 жыл бұрын

Video should be re-titled: Hospital milliinaires cant afford yachts or 5th mansions. Sue poor people.

@moriak9431 4 жыл бұрын

And other countries have free health care but we dont🙄

@sturmbreakers7817 4 жыл бұрын

Moria K I have yet been to a country with free health care.

@briannanicole2467 4 жыл бұрын

My grandma has to go to the doctors office and he told her she needs to go to the hospital immediately and let me tell you the bill for them to just pick her up from the office was way too much

@evettc7887 4 жыл бұрын

People have had to quit decent jobs just to qualify for Medicare for themselves or there kids.

@mainnevent515 4 жыл бұрын

Let's go Bernie!!!!👍🏿Make America Affordable Again

@so5502 4 жыл бұрын

🤦 You do realize that free healthcare isn't "free", right? Norway's "free" healthcare and schooling takes 45%-75% per paycheck from EVERY CITIZEN. Their is no innovation coming out of Norway as there is complete lack of motivation to succeed as each person is "only as good as the next" by design. That's equal opportunity for you=tapped out and capped. Each household pays $70,000 in taxes annually on average. There population is just over 5 million and of that population of age/able-bodied only 61% work. Motivation is a real threat to the countries stability for their future as noted in their own countries economic review. The USA total median tax rate is about 23% with a population of over 327 million (155 million employed). That is 47% employment not including the large amount of the population that works "under the table" which don't pay income taxes. So in comparison, you are looking at a population 65x the size of Norway with 15% less tax payers. If you think 45% tax seems high you don't want to know how much the US will amount. But, hey, it's "free". Healthcare Transparency is the closest we have come to an open market in healthcare. Bringing competion which competitive pricing always follows. This was signed into law during the Impeachment trial and will take full effect end of this year.

@mainnevent515 4 жыл бұрын

S O this isn't Norway. We have more working people than Norway and make more in wages the people in Norway. Your argument is how much taxes the average American will be taxed is ridiculous. It will be comparable to what families are paying now in monthly premiums. Oh yeah and don't forget about the deductible that they have to pay. Too easy, come at me better bro. Next please

@so5502 4 жыл бұрын

@@mainnevent515 LOL 😂 You better educate yourself. You're absolutely being ignorant. www.thelocal.no/20131217/average-norwegian-earns-worlds-highest-salary I already explained with absolute facts and statistics and you just assume because we have a bigger population we can afford it with little to no change to your current withdrawal? 😂 Absolute ignorance.

@sturmbreakers7817 4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Allen No you are too busy trying to treat the symptom instead of the problem. The problem is the cost to begin with. It’s cheaper to take a flight to say Germany 🇩🇪 and pay cash then it is to have insurance in the USA. Many people complaining that they have insurance and still have a huge bill.

@branon6565 4 жыл бұрын

A house where they live costs only $52,000?!! Omfg I pay $3900/month rent for a 3bd 1.5bth little house built in 1946 here in San Jose, Calif (Silicon Valley).....wow, I instantly acquired a migraine after hearing that....

@WishIwasinItaly 4 жыл бұрын

You can buy a beautiful house in many places for 50 to 95k... its the weather that is not beautiful.... Check out Kalamazoo 😉

@jacobthompson6265 4 жыл бұрын

I thought they were not for profit? Oh, wait. They just use that to avoid taxes.

@--_-_-_-74.. 4 жыл бұрын

My hand was purple from carpal tunnel syndrome. I didn't have the money to fix it , I got charity to pay then they kept sending a bill for $7000. I kept sending them the letter that it was paid after 20 letters it was paid ! It was $22,000 to save my right hand. Who could pay that bill ? I'm thankful I still have my hand , dr said another month he would have cut it off . So I understand all to well on medical bills. Single mom worked 3 part time jobs to live but no insurance. That's a problem. Good luck to everyone

@riripari2042 4 жыл бұрын

Never have I been so thankful to be born healthy and to never have suffered from a debilitating disease or serious injury. My heart goes out to all those who have to deal with this mess because I know medical bills can rack up.

@starwoodanime1532 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm dirt poor but I'm on Medicaid and never get sick. My cat doesn't have insurance on him because these prices are freaking insane.

@kcroeder 4 жыл бұрын

We need to start a gofund me page for her. Does anyone know if she has one??

@trevethan82319841 4 жыл бұрын

I talked to the hospital in My town a few years ago that I wasn't going to pay the extortion on top of what my insurance company had already paid them in the woman in the billing department even admitted it was legal extortion .then I told her not to expect me to ever saver her life in a emergency

@Concepcion30 4 жыл бұрын

One of the bigger questions is what relationships does the insurance companies have with the hospitals or other medical facilities that allows them to negotiate prices down so low? I've noticed the same with my dental insurance, to see the higher totals before they negotiate it down are just ridiculous. Is it then the plan for them to make their money through all the people who are uninsured?

@pnutbuttababi24 4 жыл бұрын

My same exact question! It's clear that education and healthcare should be free for all at the governments expense. I worked as medical debt collector and could clearly see that the insurance companies and hospitals were in cahoots.

@eru7774 4 жыл бұрын

Make health insurance optional and let private companies compete with each other.

@Canleaf08 4 жыл бұрын

lol... Prepare for paying thousands for your health. Or you will get cheap stuff for your money.

@nesttea2239 4 жыл бұрын

we need a system like every other developed country in the world. Universal healthcare

@houston356 4 жыл бұрын

This story would be impossable if we had Medicare for all 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Solmom03 4 жыл бұрын

Should be illegal

@zu0832 4 жыл бұрын

Medical corporations donate to our elected politicians bribing them to do nothing about this

@omarcrobinson 4 жыл бұрын

I got sued for $80,000+ for appendicitis at the age of 23 at NYU medical center back 2002 had to file for bankruptcy

@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730 4 жыл бұрын

Your money or your life.

@nicolejennings8389 4 жыл бұрын

I've told many friends not to call 911 for my epilepsy because the EMS don't have anti-convulsant medication and they charge $4 thousand dollars to take me less than 8 miles to a nearby clinic. It's cheaper to die in a Uber ride. I don't care. I'd rather die debt free than be charged for a ride in the ambulance that home owners paid taxes for already.

@Grandiva_005 2 жыл бұрын

Ppl always say they can't mess with you over hospital bills. Well what is this??

@jacob7130 4 жыл бұрын

Your life the cost of a car, or a home. Go figure I guess there literally is a price for everything.

@oxarplatt 4 жыл бұрын

I got a 30k bill for a cut on my finger that needed surgery. i was responsible for 15k. i lost more then i had. AND I HAVE INSURANCE. I have OBAMA CARE.

@NightSociety 4 жыл бұрын

This is why uninsured require to have health insurance or at least qualified for Medicaid. If not, uninsured will pay tax penalty for having no health insurance. Not a perfect solution, but working towards it.

@markjohnson5276 4 жыл бұрын

I told my GP I can't afford what he's offering and now live like it's the early 1800s with that life expectancy. That's my realty.

@jlsanford 4 жыл бұрын

You simply can not go to the doc anymore. If you die, the cost of a funeral will devastate your family. This is all wrong.

@cierascott9907 4 жыл бұрын

I've been sued over a medical bill from when I became pregnant and I'm far below the poverty line but it was a bill the courts deemed that my sons father was responsible for due to our child support agreement and when I contacted the hospital I was told that I would have to sue my sons father( who doesn't even pay his child support) to recover my loss I now need surgery and could potentially lose my life without it but while I'm being double garnished for student loans I cant afford the surgery that could prolong my life and I'm only 35 years old

@ecclairmayo4153 4 жыл бұрын

Omg this is terrible. There are kinds of stories that new to be showcased. I so sorry to hear about your situation

@dominoderval3009 4 жыл бұрын

I would say the hospital has lost its true mission. Sad world when it comes to this sort of degree of cruelness. "Nature is cruel; people choose to be." ~Temple Grandin~

@ANGELSLVME 4 жыл бұрын

If I knew I was going in the hospital, I would buy my own Tylenol , sheets, pillows, blankets, gloves!, and I have insurance

@medusaskull9625 4 жыл бұрын

People in this country are fighting for the wrong thing all the time. Instead asking for what is rightfully your, which is much more, you are fighting for handouts and free stuff. That's why you all suffered under the system which should work for you instead of against you.

@ssj4brandon1 4 жыл бұрын

People always blame insurance company for the amount of money they pay for insurance but people need to understand that's b/c Hospital charge way to much. A ER visit in Korea can still be cheaper then urgent care cost in USA which is crazy to hear.

@chaseman94 4 жыл бұрын

Even if you have insurance it all depends on who you work for. I work for a school district in Texas and my medical insurance only covers a small percentage of my expenses.

@jasonbrown7258 4 жыл бұрын

My wife use to work for a mechanical debt collection agency. She quit after a year. The agency has a commission pay system. Basically the more money you can collect the bigger bonus you get in your check. The agency pushed the employees hard for this and if you didn't meet the minimum quota for the month you were fired.

@Cjs484 4 жыл бұрын

We have stories like this, yet corporate Democrats tell us how great our system is while Bernie acknowledges the problem!!

@Cjs484 4 жыл бұрын

Now dont get triggered and call this a Bernie bro viscous attack with tears in ur eyes! It's a fact this system sucks!!!

@sailorarwen6101 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows it isn’t great. At least conservatives know that the United States can’t afford healthcare for all. Not with the UNHEALTHY state our country is in. In other countries with “free healthcare.” They’re a much healthier society.

@Cjs484 4 жыл бұрын

@@sailorarwen6101 wow. We can afford continuous wars with increasing budget for decades. At the same time we are lowering number of military members. We just increased deficit to all time high so we can give hand out to multinational corporations. For every billionaire, 20,000 jobs that pay $50,000 are lost.

@BOOBERS 4 жыл бұрын

Hospitals are mostly a joke when it comes to prices... They charge obsessively over priced for scans or procedures basically trying to cover the cost of the machines with every procedure! Sick when hospitals should be a institution of compassion and hope, instead is one of the most greedy places on the planet!

@aidenw207 4 жыл бұрын

CEO of Kaiser Hospital makes 10 million a year, someone has got to pay his salary.

@rachelc.5463 4 жыл бұрын

That amount of money going to any CEO makes me sick. No one and I mean no one needs that much money.

@omarsharifi2587 4 жыл бұрын

That moment whenever America's healthcare system even makes the patients themselves wish they were dead instead of getting help due to absurd crazy high costs. The high cost is like a chain of debt forever latched onto you. Voiding you of nearly all happiness in life. It's funny how whenever a person or company unjustly causes you severe emotional trauma you get to sue them and you're seen as the victim. But when a hospital does the exact same thing to it's patients then it's seen as acceptable. How many people think that lifelong debt just to stay alive is just?

@ihuman7253 4 жыл бұрын

OMG if the woman in this video see’s this please please go get that lump checked that could possibly be lymphoma a deadly type of cancer!!

@vohung08 4 жыл бұрын

The system the US have today discourage people from starting their own business. If they didn't have a business and instead worked a minimum wage job, they would have qualify for Obamacare or Medicaid for the poor. The US needs to support small business owners and people who work hard.

@Moonchilling 4 жыл бұрын

This is common and disgusting. And they are not only gouging the individual but Medicare, and insurance.

@sarahspindler2914 3 күн бұрын

This is why I’d rather die than go to the hospital! What is wrong with this country

@alexandercrush 3 жыл бұрын

Worst part is these people fighting for their life and hospitals just giving them more stress that worsen their health.

@alexandercrush 3 жыл бұрын

And emergency rooms are the worst as you literally have no option to shop around or anything as you are near death.

@Sheppesh 4 жыл бұрын

This is so old. This doesn’t happen in Canada. The future is abroad. 🙌🏾

@mikamorris1926 4 жыл бұрын

Yet, on super Tuesday 2020, Alabamians voted overwhelmingly against the candidate who is fighting tooth and nail for single payer health care. Smh

@mbeach2953 4 жыл бұрын

Shame on the hospital for price Gouging decent people !!!!!! 😡

@MathiasMaximus 3 ай бұрын

If they agreed to the $25 a month then they cant sue. Thats crazy. The judge should side with the family

@ChristopherInTexas 4 жыл бұрын

The son should've had taken student loans. They are senior citizens people and should have health insurance!

@ecclairmayo4153 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He is grown

@chloeya.m.9423 4 жыл бұрын

EcClair Mayo Eckie!

@ecclairmayo4153 4 жыл бұрын

@@chloeya.m.9423 - thats right!

@Tythongg 4 жыл бұрын

There may be a bit of mis information with this one because i am the son you are talking about and the student loans are in my name. So yes. I have taken loans out in my name and i am paying them off.

@synovelle 4 жыл бұрын

Important Tip: always ask for an ITEMIZED BILL/RECEIPT from your hospital after you have been there! They’ll usually take a ton of stuff off before they even give you the bill because there’s services and things they charged you for that never ended up being used on you. If they don’t take it off before you receive the bill, you need to review it, and tell them the services/items on the bill that were never used on you. There’s plenty of things they put on your charges ahead of time, because they “plan” to use them for you- but end up not doing it, and just don’t remove it from your bill. Now, sometimes your insurance will review it beforehand and find out which things were used or not, and either approve or decline what would be paid for. But this isn’t always the case, they might push it onto you, or if you don’t have insurance then you have to do it yourself. And you might get your itemized receipt and find that all services were used! Then it’s all good. But this is just one very common way that hospitals will overcharge you, and you wouldn’t even realize it, because we’re supposed to trust that they aren’t going to just force us to pay for things we never used. I’ve seen so many people get their hospital bills cut down by thousands of dollars after finding the services on the bill that they never received.

@familybroich3073 4 жыл бұрын

We’re on one income in our house with zero insurance, $25 hr. My gallbladder needed removed. My bill was 63k and change with hospital. I got it down to 30k with financial assistance thru the hospital. We’re paying 1k a month. How can she not afford to pay more then $25 a month tho? Her son needs to pay his own way to college. Ppl need to pay there bills 🤷‍♀️ honestly we all know she can afford more then $25 a month but she doesn’t want to pay it. (Change your lifestyle to get outta debt ppl! We haven’t went to a sit down restaurant or fast food place in over two yrs.)

@AndukeMTGEDH 4 жыл бұрын

There are free clinics in most cities. If u don't have insurance they will see u and many have agreements with local pharmacies to fill prescriptions for very little

@ThatBronxgirl7 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this and the very next day I received a letter saying that they were going to take my tax refund. You can't repay a bill if you're UNEMPLOYED.

@ecclairmayo4153 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear this. This type of thing isn't fair at all