Here's how paying for a hospital visit works in the USA if you have insurance: You go in, and before they treat you, the deal from the hospital is:
1. You'll get a number of bills. We don't know how many you'll get.
2. Each bill will be for some amount of money. We don't know how much, not even an order of magnitude.
3. Your insurance may pay anywhere from 0 to 100% of your bill. We don't know what they will do.
4. Whatever your insurance doesn't pay, you are responsible for. We don't know how much that will end up being, but you need to agree now to pay it later.
1. You'll get a number of bills. We don't know how many you'll get.
2. Each bill will be for some amount of money. We don't know how much, not even an order of magnitude.
3. Your insurance may pay anywhere from 0 to 100% of your bill. We don't know what they will do.
4. Whatever your insurance doesn't pay, you are responsible for. We don't know how much that will end up being, but you need to agree now to pay it later.
It's total insanity.