A new part in the series of strangely overblown US-ER bills
Baby of some tourists in San Frncisco falls from bed and hits his head, prompting his parents to call the ambulance.
In the emergency room, it is found out after only a brief cursory examination, that the baby is well, with just a little bruising on his nose.
Mother gets a bottle with formula to feed the kid and it is allowed to take a nap of a few hours.
2 years after this episode, the parents get the hospitals bill.
18k $ ... ~15k of which are a mysterious "trauma reactivation fee"
If I ever plan to visit the USA remind me to not do it without having a travel health insurance policy that covers several 10 ks of $
Baby of some tourists in San Frncisco falls from bed and hits his head, prompting his parents to call the ambulance.
In the emergency room, it is found out after only a brief cursory examination, that the baby is well, with just a little bruising on his nose.
Mother gets a bottle with formula to feed the kid and it is allowed to take a nap of a few hours.
2 years after this episode, the parents get the hospitals bill.
18k $ ... ~15k of which are a mysterious "trauma reactivation fee"
If I ever plan to visit the USA remind me to not do it without having a travel health insurance policy that covers several 10 ks of $
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