20 Pictures That Show Just How Atrocious The American Healthcare System Is

Healthcare is a right — I will die on this hill. The fact that companies are profiting on our health is disgusting. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know just how labyrinthine and malicious the American healthcare system can be.

I’ve compiled photographic evidence of such and am steamed to even have to share this with you.

1. US Healthcare. This is what $17,000 look like… Insurance refusing next one because I’m “over limit”

2. Birth bill

3. Another standard birth

4. Charge pillows

5. 20 Years of savings gone

6. Twins

7. Denied a heart transplant

8. Legs repossessed

9. Holding their own kid

10. Holy crap

11. Twins again

Hi. Every time I have an ultrasound I get charged twice because there are two fetuses. Happy Wednesday!

— Jessica Malone Grider (@mrs_g_rider) March 16, 2022

12. Billing summary

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13. They harvested the organs

A friend of ours was killed in a motorcycle accident. Head injury. They asked to harvest his organs within hours of his arriving at the hospital which his wife agreed to. Then they sent her a $60,000 bill for the time they kept him “alive” and for the procedure.

— Introverted Extrovert 🌈 (@fawnserene) May 24, 2021

14. Kid CRIED

My little sister has been really struggling with a health condition lately and finally got to see a doctor. They charged her $40 for crying. pic.twitter.com/fbvOWDzBQM

— Camille Johnson (@OffbeatLook) May 17, 2022

15. Keep prices high

Delivering Healthcare Using Markets is IMMORAL! from LateStageCapitalism

16. It’s so expensive

We’re glad you didn’t kill yourself though from LateStageCapitalism

17. A broken leg

A broken leg costs $47000 in the US from LateStageCapitalism

18. Don’t ever visit the ER

I spent one night in the emergency room… You always hear horror stories of the US medical system and never think it will happen to you. from LateStageCapitalism

19. Three hour visit

This was after a 3 hour ER visit and the doctor was in the room MAYBE 10 minutes and kept forgetting to order pain medication. What’s the point of insurance anymore? (x-post r/pics) from LateStageCapitalism

20. Christ.

saw this in facepalm, figured it would go here. so much senseless and preventable death, but the system just keeps dancing more. how many others have to die? from LateStageCapitalism