TikTok user Shannon shared the bill she received from her hospital after her baby's birth and the internet is in awe with how expensive America is. Compared to her experience, many people shared their own baby birth experiences and how in many countries this process is completely free, in fact, one person from Singapore wrote that the government pays them to give birth. One person also genuinely asked if they are not able to pay such hefty bills, then do they put the child back inside or what?
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TikTok user @shannonmayor shared her shock after she received the absurd hospital bill for her baby's birth.
In a now-viral TikTok, the young mom revealed the cost of her to the hospital to be an estimated total of $50,816.02. This was the grand total which the hospital further broke down to show how much insurance plan got it covered and how much she owes to the hospital.
Luckily, Shannon’s insurance covered the majority of the debt, leaving her to pay only $250.00 of the hefty bill.
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The TikTok user captioned her post: “I wasn’t expecting the total to be that high.” As of the moment, the video has received over 7.8 million views.
Even though Shannon does not have to pay the hefty bill but her 12 seconds video sparked an intense social media debate in the comments section with many people showing their disbelief over America's healthcare system. Moreover, Shannon’s video highlighted the unfair disadvantage of those without health insurance faced.
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“You shouldn’t even have to pay $250. America is a joke,” read a top comment with 56.5K likes.
“I can’t believe you literally have to PAY to GIVE BIRTH! What if you can’t afford it? Do they put the baby back in or???”
“Mine was 300k after a month stay in NICU. I just threw the bill away. Who do I look like?? bill gates?!
Many people from around the world chalked up comparisons to their own country's healthcare system and sighed with relief.
“I mean I’d sue the hospital. Paying 250 is just outrageous from a Finnish point of view,” one said.
“In singapore they pay u to give birth,” another added.
“*sighs in relief in canadian,” a third said.
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“WHAT?! here in the phillippines it only costs like 5-20 dollars WHAT THEY CHARGING THAT MUCH FOR? AIR??” another wrote.
“0. With 4 weeks of bed rest in hospital before, 9 weeks in the NICU and 4 weeks in the nursery. Love Australia,” said one viewer.
In response to all the comments, the new mom replied: “This post is making me want to leave America so bad lol. I mean I already did but especially now.”
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