[Freak_NL]

Man, that kind of experience would really make me lose faith in society. My wife needed a caesarian and was rushed to the operating theatre, but at no point was there any thought about cost — I just trusted that the doctors knew their business (and they did). It's so completely natural that anything that can happen while giving birth is covered by our mandatory healthcare insurance that the thought wouldn't cross your mind in the Netherlands (and obviously no bill came).

Hospitals and pharmaceutical companies do funny stuff with pricing worldwide, but at least patients aren't usually bothered with it.

[peter422]

Well nobody really has faith in the system to begin with.

We went into the process battling the system and ended it battling the system.

The various types of care that were provided were all fine and good but the decisions about which care to do, who does it and how much it is going to cost leaves a lot to be desired. But you know that going in.