I’m Canadian. And I’m already sorry for asking an ignorant question.
I know you have to pay for hospital visits in the states. I know lower economic status can come with lower access to birth control and sex education. But then, how do they afford to give birth? Do people ever avoid hospital visits because they don’t feel like they can’t afford it?
Do hospitals put people on a payment plan? Is it possible to give birth and not pay if you don’t have the means? How does it work in the states?
How does it all work?
Again. Canadian. And sorry.
I can tell you from experience that they will shuttle end-of-life patients around to other facilities because no one wants that death in their ER. They play hot potato until the person dies, then hound the survivors for payment.
Yes because there are specific facilities at least in the US that cater specifically to end of life situations this is a perfectly normal thing at least here.
Unfortunately I have also experienced this in my life with family members so I am acutely aware of how this works.
I’m not defending this practice nor am I saying it’s good I’m specifically addressing emergency medical care and how it will be billed for in the United States.