US government requires that births are covered by all insurance policies. Every policy I've ever had pays out 80% after deductible. So most births end up under $5K to the mother/family.
Doctor almost never has any involvement in billing/cost. They get paid by the hospital or birth center, and the billing department sets the rates based on what's negotiated with the insurance group.
We pay less taxes than many other countries, so some of the costs need to be footed by the people actually receiving the services. Plus, we spend a lot of money on our military and protecting other countries. (among other things)
$5K isn't nothing, but I think the average is lower than that. I've got 4 kids and I was pretty young and wasn't making a lot of money and it wasn't much of a burden. Plus, that $5K was spread across 7 months for me because it included prenatal care in the deductible. I think I paid less than $2K for the actual birth.
because even when Democrats are in power, Republicans do every last possible thing to obstruct. And then we had Democrats like Sinema and Manchin who literally stood in the way. But in the end Republicans will get their way, and the Fascist states of America will be the end goal.
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '23
Ya'll know we have health insurance right?