The Spanish young Sara Miranda was left “in shock” after an emergency medical visit to a hospital in the United States.
“I’ll talk about what the health in the United States‘Cause the truth is I’m freaking out. I just got back from the doctor and I have to say it because I’m in shock,” the young woman, who is an exchange student and is in Colorado, commented on TikTok.
He explained that he went to the emergency room because had an infection and he felt very bad. A doctor told him they would test him to see if he really had an infection. The result lasted 45 minutes and was positive for infection.
The doctor prescribed her an antibiotic and told her to go to the information desk to pay for the consultation. The price for the medical consultation was $1,656.
The young woman first thought that she Health Insurance in the United States it would cover the entire cost of the consultation but it didn’t, you have to pay $350.
“The doctor didn’t even touch menothing, they just did a test to confirm what I had already told them,” commented Sara.
“Thank god I have insurance and it says here they charge me $350 which still seems unbelievable to me…$1,600. Why? They didn’t do anything to me, I’m freaking out,” the student repeated.
Sara assured that some people in the United States have told her they are in lifelong debt because they have “necessary surgeries” and said that in some cases “people are dying because they don’t have access to medical care.”
The video was shared by the anesthetist Elena married and it went viral on Twitter, surpassing a million views. It has drawn various reactions from users.
“I had the opportunity to go to a public hospital and the cost would have been much less, if at all. Private medical services are expensive all over the world, you pay to go to a luxury facility with world-class services, you pay the doctor for ten years of studies that exceed half a million dollars or more, for the authority and the knowledge, you to diagnose, order labs and medicines and cure you safely. This is America,” replied one user on Twitter.
Another person from Spain pointed out that “which is never commented on by those who say they live in the United States, that the salaries there (those of the middle class) are about three times those of the Spaniards.”
Another influencer recently complained about medical services in the United States. He said the hospital food was lousy and held up a dry hamburger on his plate.
Last week, President Joe Biden accused some Republican representatives of wanting to cut them Medicare and Social Security program.
Rep. Taylor Greene called him a “liar!” for his statements. Biden remained calm, but replied wryly, “I like the transition… apparently we’re not going to have a problem with that.” He asserted that he would oppose any attempt to cut Medicare and Social Security spending because they are rights , which were acquired from him Americans.