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'This is how expensive it is to attempt suicide': Patient’s bill goes viral

posted by martyb on Friday April 19 2019, @08:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the Death-is-cheap-life-is-expensive-dept dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Have you ever wondered what it costs to keep a person alive when they are on the brink of death? Thanks to a post by a suicide survivor who started a rash of posts concerning hospital costs for the mortally challenged we know that the hospital bill for suicide management can be from 10K to 100K. Oliver Jordan clocked up 25,000 likes and hundreds of responses to his post with some people saying it cost them 10K to 20K for a US emergency room visit. Once a patient enters a hospital they can racked many charges often without realising what the end bill will be.

In memory of MDC.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @03:09AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @03:09AM (#832835)

    There are several obvious groups who like the current US system.
    The 0.1% who own most things and don't have to worry about healthcare costs. They get excellent care, and hide the cost as a business expense.
    Politicians/public servants who get really good plans cheap.
    Insurance companies who make shitloads of money off it.

    There are also other reasons that are not so obvious. Employers are generally well off enough to not worry about the costs, but they like that the current system ties you to them. They get to fire you whenever they feel like it, but quitting is a major deal for anyone with a family with any health problems. This is a huge power imbalance that adds to the general denigration of unions in dis-empowering the employee side when negotiating wages.