Hospital charges $40 for mom to hold her newborn baby

[fan_since79]

$39.35 to be exact. Itemized as "Skin to skin" contact.

The hospital claims it had to have an extra nurse in the room to make sure mom and baby were "safe".

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/business/how-much-is-it-worth-to-hold-your-newborn-40-apparently.html?action=click&contentCollection=Science&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

[fan_since79]

That didn't take long at all.

 

[Blarg]

8 minutes ago, calscuf said:

Sounds like a bargain.

You'd be surprised at how much I pay for skin to skin contact.

This belongs in the Lou is a Pedophile... thread.

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

I just got done fighting with Kaiser over charges for my unborn baby's well baby visits.  My plan says all well baby visits are 100% covered but we got a bill for $65 for the ultrasound they performed.  They said that an ultra sound is not part of a well baby visit.  How do you check on the size and form of an unborn baby without doing an ultrasound?   I fought it as far up the ladder as I could but they are still making me pay the bill.  Its dumb because I could go to a 3D ultrasound place and pay $45 for it and get a ton of pictures but instead we go to Kaiser where they say the ultrasounds are required and don't even give you a picture...

 

[fan_since79]

I deleted my last post because the video link led to a "spyware warning" page and I had a lot of trouble closing it and getting Firefox to work again.

 

[red321]

free market baby!!!

[Tank]

if you think that was bad, just wait until you see the charges for frivolous things like blankets in the nursery, the socks, the stocking cap . . .

[yk9001]

My daughter is 22.  We had Healthnet HMO at the time.  My wife had all kinds of heart problems, and delivered C-section.  Not an extended stay.

Mom and daughter left the hospital, and the bill was like $1.99 - for the television.

[gotbeer]

$39.35 for skin to skin whatever.  Which was explained horribly by the hospital.

The one I'd be more pissed about is the -$5566.82 Contractual allowance adjustment.  Which I think means, if this was an out of policy hospital or you didn't have insurance, they'd sur charge you that much. 

[mtangelsfan]

1 hour ago, red321 said:

free market baby!!!

The VA agrees

[mrwicked]

clearly that's just for record keeping.

its the exact same "cost" as 1 unit of c section delivery.

odd though.

[eaterfan]

They're just geniuses at business.

[wopphil]

This sounds like a pretty good deal considering they charge like $18 for 800mg of ibuprofen.

[wopphil]

5 hours ago, yk9001 said:

My daughter is 22.  We had Healthnet HMO at the time.  My wife had all kinds of heart problems, and delivered C-section.  Not an extended stay.

Mom and daughter left the hospital, and the bill was like $1.99 - for the television.

But now those of us who pay for insurance have to cover the next four patients who walk through the door and have no insurance (but the latest iPhone).

[ten ocho recon scout]

Whats the average cost for insurance for say a 30 year old, average healthy adult right now if you pay your own way?

[Blarg]

It depends on geographical location. Say for instance if you live in Chicago proper you pay more for gunshot wounds as opposed to broken legs if you live by a track in Jersey and your bookie is known for getting promptly paid. 

[Don]

9 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Whats the average cost for insurance for say a 30 year old, average healthy adult right now if you pay your own way?

I'd say $350-$400 a month for a decent plan.

[wopphil]

1 hour ago, Don said:

I'd say $350-$400 a month for a decent plan.

What about plans that include tattoo removal?

[Jason]

I don't get why the quantity under C-Section is 79.

[Taylor]

17 minutes ago, Angels N Skins said:

I don't get why the quantity under C-Section is 79.

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