So Dear Flaco,
You have a dear fellow employee at your place of business. I seem to remember that she has health insurance, right? And, some time ago, she became sick and went to the doctor’s office. There, the doc determined that she needed a shot of some kind and administered said shot. Right?
And then she got sick?
Which caused her to undergo a hospital stay that ended up costing her ~9 grand.
Right? Am I close?
And you seem to think that this is an unfair burden to be placed upon this woman/girl so early in life. That somehow, this run of bad luck could somehow destroy her or set her far enough back that she may never recover?
So now, some questions.
- Has she disputed the bills with both the hospital AND the insurance company?
- Is she taking full advantage of both HSA and FSA accounts?
- Given that she has disputed the bills and lost, has she gone to the hospital to work out a payment plan?
- Has she investigated local, state or federal aid packages that may ALREADY be available?
- Are their local charities that she may apply for?
- Does she have family that can help her out?
If she has gone through all of that work and is still staring at 9 grand, do you really think that it’s unfair for her to have to pay for that? Why? If it’s unfair that she should have to pay for that, why is it fair that I have to pay for that?
Love,
-pino
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