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My last hospital bill was $5880. Of this, insurance paid $3952.60, leaving me with a total adjusted bill of $1927.40. That’s a lot of money. I’m lucky enough to make six figures so I can afford it, but imagine how a minimum wage employee would experience being hit by this bill, which would be over a month of their income after taxes. Also, consider that a lot of minimum wage employees don’t have health insurance, so instead of paying the reduced bill like I am

They would get Medicaid, or some other form of charity care.

Or just tell the hospital that they're unable to pay and sometimes the hospital will throw them a bone because the insurance company only agreed to such a high price to scare the uninsured and they know full well they can't squeeze blood from a stone.