Yep, the way US hospitals calculate prices and they way they negotiate this with insurance company looks ridiculous. It took me a few years to stop paying attention to this (assuming you have a good insurance!).
1. Doctors estimate how good the insurance is.
2. If it is good they create a huge bill.
3. Health insurance negotiates the discount and it can be big.
4. Regardless of your insurance you pay plus/minus the same.
Why? Unclear.
About being in US for a long time and not having the insurance.
I like rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding. The chance of an accident in these sports is rather high. I would feel uncomfortable doing them without insurance.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 21.5 ms ] threadI do not think that HN is not the place to discuss the limitations and advantages of the US healthcare system.
It just reminded me that there is still a big market opportunity and ways to reduce costs for machine learning in the field of medical imaging.
But I am very curious, what part of the scans can cost $30k.
Requested itemized statement, but did not get it yet.
1. Doctors estimate how good the insurance is. 2. If it is good they create a huge bill. 3. Health insurance negotiates the discount and it can be big. 4. Regardless of your insurance you pay plus/minus the same.
Why? Unclear.
About being in US for a long time and not having the insurance.
I like rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding. The chance of an accident in these sports is rather high. I would feel uncomfortable doing them without insurance.
But yes, it is a material sum of money that I prefer to spend on other activities.