return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoA 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down19
arrow-up1782arrow-down1external-linkA 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.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoLots 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.
Lots 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.