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0 pointsbpodgursky5y ago0 comments

I don't mean to blame you, but for the sake of anyone reading this -- you could absolutely have negotiated this down with the hospital by pleading financial hardship.

I'm not trying to justify the system overall, but please don't take a $150k bill at face value, if you can't reasonably afford to pay it.

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kgin5y ago· 1 in thread

Hospitals' bar for reasonably afford is low, in my experience. They want proof that you make poverty line wages or below to write it off, below 300% of poverty line (around 38k) for reductions.

TylerE5y ago

To totally write off, sure.

But they will often vastly reduce and/or over 0% interest long term payment plans.

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ska5y ago

> if you can't reasonably afford to pay it.

It's true you can negotiate, but it's also true their bar for "reasonably afford to pay it" absolutely can include emptying your savings and other assets.

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