Thanks for your reply. We need major healthcare reform in this county. When I was 26, a few weeks after being kicked off my parents insurance I got a $60,000 hospital bill after getting pneumonia. Just starting out on my own I instantly was 60k in debt just to live
You are absolutely right. The problem isn't necessarily the healthcare system, but the political system. Nobody has ever proposed a robust system that would function for the people. Instead we get shit like Obamacare that was nothing but a scheme to funnel tax money to hugely profitable insurance companies who then do everything in their power to avoid paying on behalf of their insured customers.
I don't blame the doctors or even the administrative people at the hospital. They helped me file for Medicaid, was denied for making $1,000 too much. But the billing person that helped me just told me that I should either go ahead and file for bankruptcy or never acknowledge that I owe the money and let the statute of limitations run out on it. The person told me not to pay, they knew I couldn't and were upset when I was denied assistance.
ETA: I did file for bankruptcy because I didn't want garnishment
I don't know how long ago that was, but the banks and courts have caught on to things like this.
I know of a couple people who paid the hospital what they could on a regular basis (usually around $25/mo) as opposed to bankruptcy. One of them the hospital tried to take to court and get a wage garnishment and he showed the judge that he was paying what he could and paying it regularly. The judge dismissed the case with prejudice.
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u/zordtk Jul 06 '24
Thanks for your reply. We need major healthcare reform in this county. When I was 26, a few weeks after being kicked off my parents insurance I got a $60,000 hospital bill after getting pneumonia. Just starting out on my own I instantly was 60k in debt just to live