Thank God I Didn’t Have Surgery in America
I’d be bankrupt
In 2012 I was living in the US and working at a job that didn’t include health insurance.
Instead, I had to choose and buy my own coverage.
The plan I selected gave me access to basic health and emergency services with a $1,000 deductible. I only picked this plan because at $2,500 for 12 months, it was the cheapest option that also satisfied the requirements of my work visa.
Only about a month after moving to the US, I caught the flu and decided to see a GP to get a prescription for top shelf medication that would treat the symptoms.
When I left the doctor’s office, I couldn’t believe I was walking out with a $300 bill that didn’t even include the medicine.
What made me even more shocked was that my American friends weren’t only unsurprised; they thought I should count myself lucky.
Is it a Hospital or a Company?
It’s no secret that the American health care system has become completely unaffordable in the last two decades, although there are a lot of articles out there that could…
