A couple were told they faced a $200,000 (£146,500) medical bill when their baby was born prematurely in the US, despite them having travel insurance which covered her pregnancy.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
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    5 hours ago

    Why it’s so capital intensive is another issue, but the matter of six figures being reasonable is to compare that to costs of similar treatments in other countries (usually it’s an order of magnitude more expensive).

    Healthcare just can’t be free market bcs the demand side cannot be free by definition.