r/HealthInsurance • u/leDanielx2 • Jun 22 '25

Individual/Marketplace Insurance 5 min ER visit cost 1300$

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My wife is expecting. A few months ago, the baby stopped kicking and we got worried. It was hospital after hours, so only the ER was open. After 5 minutes of being in the checkup room baby starts kicking. So altogether a 15 min visit. Cost us 1350. And this is WITH insurance. Our medical system is so freaking broken I don’t understand how we put up with it as a country. What an absolute scam

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u/elb21277 Jun 23 '25

we live 4 yrs shorter in America than pple in other wealthy countries. we also have the highest infant mortality rate and the highest rate of maternal deaths of any high-income nation.

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u/UTPharm2012 Jun 24 '25

Those numbers are brought down by the lower socioeconomic class. If you focus on people who can afford it, it is pretty even to high income countries. It is sad that money is a factor in survival

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u/elb21277 Jun 24 '25

not sure what you are trying to say here. that the lives of 60% of Americans shouldn’t count?

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u/UTPharm2012 Jun 24 '25

No, it means…

A) We have excellent health care

B) We should do better at making it accessible to all Americans

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u/elb21277 Jun 24 '25

only in America does anyone try to make that distinction. and either way, you are incorrect about the quality because the corporate of practice of medicine affects everyone here regardless of socioeconomic status.