my hypothesis about this is that in the US the economics of health care are enormously distorted because it is taboo to ask about costs up front because this violates the sacredness of life, which we must pretend is not a question of money
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probably should have been, but it's still interesting
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Yes, BUT, have rarely gotten an answer. It's almost always a different department. The doctors often don't *know*.
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With both kids, we paid an estimated amount upfront. For the first we ended up paying a little more. For the second, thousands. Neither time could we get a straight answer beforehand.
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Not since getting a job with actual coverage and becoming bougie.
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This was confusing, until I remembered that I grew up in Canada
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Nope. Scottish. Never had to, never will.
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i read dentist and voted 90 per cent i made a mistake!!!!!!!! the real answer is never
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For now the answer is never, as healthcare is currently free at the point of use in the UK, I hope it remains that way forever.
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