Most hospitals will remove the cost entirely if you are uninsured and make under a certain amount.
Example. My husband recently (...okay, 2 years ago, but the passage of time hurts) had to go to the hospital, and be admitted for, an infected insect bite. No cost on admittance. Had to stay a few days to be on ivs.
Over the course of the next few months we get the bills. Which we can't pay. But we have the number for the part of the hospital that can lower the costs.
We give them all the information, then wait.
One day a lady drives up to our place, hands my husband a piece of paper saying he owes the hospital nothing, then leaves. It was surreal.
The lady that day: "You know, I rarely ever get to completely forgive someone's debt. I'm gonna deliver it personally to see their reaction."
We certainly weren't expecting it to be delivered in person! Amazingly the letter also covered the next year if he had had to go back to the hospital (I think in case there were complications, which insect bites generally don't have, but this was meant to cover a lot in case)
Most hospitals will remove the cost entirely if you are uninsured and make under a certain amount.
Example. My husband recently (...okay, 2 years ago, but the passage of time hurts) had to go to the hospital, and be admitted for, an infected insect bite. No cost on admittance. Had to stay a few days to be on ivs.
Over the course of the next few months we get the bills. Which we can't pay. But we have the number for the part of the hospital that can lower the costs.
We give them all the information, then wait.
One day a lady drives up to our place, hands my husband a piece of paper saying he owes the hospital nothing, then leaves. It was surreal.
The lady that day: "You know, I rarely ever get to completely forgive someone's debt. I'm gonna deliver it personally to see their reaction."
We certainly weren't expecting it to be delivered in person! Amazingly the letter also covered the next year if he had had to go back to the hospital (I think in case there were complications, which insect bites generally don't have, but this was meant to cover a lot in case)