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I just spent four months in hospital in the UK. How screwed (financially) would I be in the US? (feddit.uk)
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I spent half that time in Critical Care (much of that on a ventilator, a small amount sedated), and most of the rest in a specialist neuro-rehab unit. I would have died otherwise.

Fortunately it cost me nothing - Thank Bevan for the NHS - but if I were in the US I imagine I would be financially crippled!

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

That's illegal under the ACA. That USED TO be the case, but now it's the opposite. Once you hit a certain amount per year, you're no longer on the hook for anything covered.

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