The price of a baby
When I told my neighbor boy that my baby costed me about $1500, he said, "No, you don't buy babies, you make them!" Well, maybe that's how it used to work.
Without insurance, I would have been billed approximately $12000 for a birth with no complications. This included a non-negotiable 2-day hospital stay for mother and baby. The cost would have been hundreds more if we had taken the advice of one incompetent doctor to get an extra ultrasound (she didn't seem to know how to determine if the baby's head was pointing down).
I will keep my rant brief. This video, dissecting the ills of American medicine, has gotten a lot of attention. It's worth watching for a quick overview of what ails us. Of course, I fear that his observations will prompt people to support things like Obamacare, or other versions of increased government involvement.
Without insurance, I would have been billed approximately $12000 for a birth with no complications. This included a non-negotiable 2-day hospital stay for mother and baby. The cost would have been hundreds more if we had taken the advice of one incompetent doctor to get an extra ultrasound (she didn't seem to know how to determine if the baby's head was pointing down).
I will keep my rant brief. This video, dissecting the ills of American medicine, has gotten a lot of attention. It's worth watching for a quick overview of what ails us. Of course, I fear that his observations will prompt people to support things like Obamacare, or other versions of increased government involvement.
posted by My Freakwentness at 9:44 AM
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