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by heyheyhey 1578 days ago
What are the hospital bills like in cases like this?
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> The talented business-woman, who had run two apron shops near Toronto, Canada, before her illness, fell into a coma on Nov 22, 1963, aged 50.

Given that the woman was from Toronto, probably $0.

I was in the ICU for a month after a motorcycle accident in the '90s. I didn't see all the bills, but one of them was for over $300K.

I had the "bad" insurance at work, which had bigger co-pays for day-to-day stuff, but happened to have no max on coverage. I paid nothing.

Isn’t that the best insurance?
It was presented as the worst, because the day-to-day costs for things like doctor visits and x-rays were higher. My case was unusual.
None, Medicare kicks in for cases like this.
US: $392,328,128.10 (She was not in network)