According to experts, the five most important things you need to know about healthcare in the United States are: 1) there's no universal healthcare; 2) healthcare can be very expensive; 3) most people in the U.S. have health insurance; 4) people get most of their care from their "primary care provider"; and 5) people usually need an appointment to get medical care.
All in all, the American healthcare system is unlike most others in the world, and that uniqueness comes with its own set of challenges. We’ve collected images from across the internet, shared by people who have experienced these challenges, to show how they appear in everyday life.
#1 A Loved One Just Got This Ambulance Bill In The Mail After Being Taken To Hospital Against Their Will (Mental Health Related)
Guess why they were depressed in the first place... Medical bills.
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#3 Dentist Office Charged My Sister $500 For A CT Scan They Never Performed
Went in today to see the apparent CT scan taken last week compared to the current X-rays. The “current” CT scan is missing her implant that was put in 5 years ago…
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#5 The Amount Of Paper United Healthcare FedEx Overnighted Me - A Denied Appeal Over Sterilization
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#7 I Walked Into The ER, They Gave Me 1 Painkiller, Then Told Me They Don't Have An Ophthalmologist On Staff And To Go To A Different Hospital
$7,781 billed and was there for 10 minutes. Luckily I had good insurance. A completely failed system.
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#8 The For-Profit Healthcare Industry Repossessed A Veteran's Legs This Week Because He Couldn't Afford To Pay A Co-Pay. Healthcare Is A Human Right, Capitalism Isn't Our Friend
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#9 $7,000/Month Gets You 4 Pokes In The American Medical System (Psoriatic Arthritis)
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#12 On Hold With Covered California For Over 11 Hours Because They Cancelled Our Health Insurance
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#13 A Friend Of Mine Recently Got Bit By A Rattlesnake While On An Evening Hike. This Was His Bill From The Hospital. He Doesn't Think His Bad Insurance Will Cover Much Of It (U.S.)
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#14 Medical Insurance Company Owed Me Almost 7000$, They Sent It In 69 Checks Of 9$ In Big Heavy Packet
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#17 The Actual Cost Of A 30 Minute Therapy Session
This is the actual cost of a 30 minute telehealth therapy appointment. My therapist works from home. There is absolutely no reason for a single 30 minute therapy session with a social worker to cost this much. Yes, I realize I am not actually paying that amount but doesn't anyone see what's wrong with this?! I know my therapist didn't get paid that much. Where does this money go?
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#18 My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High
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#19 My Gyno Is Trying To Charge My Insurance (That I Know Will Try To Argue It) For An Iud I Didn't Receive
So I went in to get an IUD, but couldn't get it done since my gyno didn't have the proper dilator at the clinic and was told I'd have to get it done at the hospital, thats all fine and dandy. Well then I decided to check my health portal since the appointment hadn't posted last time I had logged in, low and behold they're trying to charge me for an IUD I did not receive. Like you really think my insurance won't bat an eyelash when I have another appointment for an additional IUD.
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