On: Avoiding hospital over-charging

[obiefernandez]

Absolutely vital information for Americans. That we need this is one of the reasons I don't live in my native country anymore.

[mxz3000 → obiefernandez]

It's ridiculous anyone should have to think about this at all. I'm happy to be European right about now.

[disabled → mxz3000]

I am happy to be both a US|Croatian (European Union) citizen, as somebody with 2 rare immune-mediated neurological diseases affecting my peripheral nervous system.

I have tried 10 different treatments, plus combinations of them, with only one thing working: a blood product that I must self administer.

If the healthcare law gets overturned in the US, I have no choice but to head off to Europe.

[Ididntdothis → mxz3000]

In Germany you go to a hospital, get treated and don't have to worry about surprise billing. It's hard to believe that the country accepts this.

[dang → ycombonator]

Please stop taking HN threads further into ideological or political flamewar. We ban accounts that do that.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[llukas → ycombonator]

Who pays for uncollectible medical debt in US?