A cancer diagnosis can cause out-of-pocket costs to surge, even for those with insurance
Submitted 6 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cancer-diagnosis-out-of-pocket-costs-private-insurance-jama-study/
collapse_already@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
From the department of duh?
My employer has over 100k employees, and our insurance is pretty typical for a big US company. I hit my out of pocket maximum ($7500) two years in a row after my wife’s cancer diagnosis. I am certain that I am in the minority in being able to afford an unexpected $15,000 expense. It sucked for me and changed a bunch of plans. Many people would probably find themselves servicing an additional difficult debt at one of the most difficult moments of their life.
If you don’t have insurance, I don’t know what you would do. The total bills were hundreds of thousands of dollars.