My dad had a stroke last year.
Ambulance: $7,200.
ER visit: $51,000.
Insurance covered: $14,000.
He owed: $44,200.
He has insurance.
Has had it for 33 years. Never missed a payment.
He’s 70 years old negotiating a payment plan for surviving.
This isn’t a glitch.
This is how the American healthcare system works.