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Is this one of the comics I'm too European to understand? /s
But seriously, how fucked up is it for a sick person to ask for the costs... America needs a revolution. Your political system is beyond repair, I'm afraid.
American here.
I was tapping my palm on the bottom of a 1 liter glass bottle of pomogranate juice to loosen the lid and it popped in my hands.
So in the rhythm of the motion I stab myself fully on my wrist with the broken bottle.
My SO calls the ambulance while I rush to the sink to see if I nicked anything. No squirting blood but I got a nice deep gash.
Medics arrive in good time and I head out. They give me the once over and wrap it up. Tell me to get stitches that day. Not life threatening.
My very next question? So how much do I pay you guys?
They thankfully explained that you only get charged if they give a you a ride to the hospital. So I took a taxi to the ER to get my stitches to save myself the $1k+ fee.
Also American, I had something similar happen with an Ambulance. I did not get transported, but they still charged $2700. So, it might depend on where you live, or which ambulance company responded to the call.
That's some bullshit. Maybe it was my thing was a quick 5 minutes? Who knows...
Could vary based on state or company. Not naming my locale tho... Just USA.