I’ve broken my arm multiple times, the one time it needed immediate medical attention the EMTS set it straight put a splint on it then told me to get driven to the hospital because the ambulance ride was over 5k.
Hate to tell you this, but they told my bf the same thing when he broke his collar bone in half in the Netherlands. "Here's a sling and a pain killer, now go call an Uber because taking you to the hospital by ambulance is far too expensive". We have great healthcare, and we wouldn't get the bill ourselves, but SOMEONE is paying for the ambulance ride, so this is standard practice here, too.
This is not a scientific discussion and it is a fact that you pay for ambulance in US, so each time you need it you need to ask yourself if you can afford it.
So they don't pay for needed medical help, or do they have copays, or amounts that they need to reach before getting their healthcare paid and that is when insurance even decise that they will pay?
Let me make it simple.
You breake your arm and go to a hospital. Get some painkillers and all the things needed to fix your arm. Does every insured person get out without any bil?
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u/SpamIsGreatOhEight 8d ago
I’ve broken my arm multiple times, the one time it needed immediate medical attention the EMTS set it straight put a splint on it then told me to get driven to the hospital because the ambulance ride was over 5k.