Giving birth in the us

[Princess Alison]

I know that Americans have to have health insurance ideally, but I was wondering, do Americans have to pay to give birth? Is that covered by insurance? What if you don't have insurance?

[Grumps Mrs]

It is one of the conditions covered by most insurance plans. My friends daughter is a nurse, her pregnancy was relatively straight forward until near the end when she needed an early C-section to deliver her twins. Bear in mind this was 9 years ago and the girls needed less than a week in NICU - the bill was $54k! Luckily her health insurance covered the majority of those costs.
I've no idea what happens if you don't have insurance - I imagine there's still Medicare coverage for those who are out of work.

[BevS97]

Yes they have to pay. I’m not sure how much it costs but it’s not cheap. And insurance never covers everything.

independent/life-s...-b1765878.html

[Princess Alison]

Originally Posted by Grumps Mrs

It is one of the conditions covered by most insurance plans. My friends daughter is a nurse, her pregnancy was relatively straight forward until near the end when she needed an early C-section to deliver her twins. Bear in mind this was 9 years ago and the girls needed less than a week in NICU - the bill was $54k! Luckily her health insurance covered the majority of those costs.
I've no idea what happens if you don't have insurance - I imagine there's still Medicare coverage for those who are out of work.

See more...

Wow $54k! Does Medicare cover costs of any emergency? I've no idea how the us medical system works at all 😳

[Princess Alison]

Originally Posted by BevS97

Yes they have to pay. I’m not sure how much it costs but it’s not cheap. And insurance never covers everything.

independent/life-s...-b1765878.html

See more...

Thanks Bev - sadly the article is behind a paywall but the first few sentences seemed pretty shocking. But then I can't believe all Americans can afford this yet they still give birth.

[Mariesmith]

My cousin lives in Atlanta and her insurance only covered a straight forward birth. She had an emergency section and is still paying the bill. Her wee boy will be 6 soon.

[BevS97]

It’s not a paywall. You can just click ‘I’ll try later’ and it will let you read.

[mickeyspal]

My cousin lives in Maine and I think her youngest was 9 before she finished payments

[Princess Alison]

Originally Posted by BevS97

It’s not a paywall. You can just click ‘I’ll try later’ and it will let you read.

See more...

Thank you, Bev, - I didn't see that - going back to read 👍

[dx4100]

Originally Posted by BevS97

Yes they have to pay. I’m not sure how much it costs but it’s not cheap. And insurance never covers everything.

independent/life-s...-b1765878.html

See more...

My friend gave birth in the states and everything was covered by their insurance.