A 70-year old American man survived the deadly coronavirus received $1.1 million hospital expenses for his stay and treatment.
Michael Flor, who nearly died because of Covid-19 was admitted to a hospital in the northwestern city on March 04 and was hospitalised for 62 days. His condition deteriorated to a point that he nearly died and the nurses were adamant on calling his wife and children to let them know of his condition.
But Flor made a steady and gradual recovery and was discharged on May 05 because of the efforts of the doctors and the nursing staff in the hospital.
His life turned upside down when he was handed a 181-paged bill amounting to $1,122,501.04.
The breakdown of the bills includes “$9,736 per day for the intensive care room, nearly $409,000 for its transformation into a sterile room for 42 days, $82,000 for the use of a ventilator for 29 days, and nearly $100,000 for two days when his prognosis was life-threatening.”
But, the good thing out of the situation is that Flor is covered by Medicare, which is a government health insurance policy and wouldn’t have to pay out of his pocket.
Flor further said that in a country like U.S where healthcare is so expensive and socialising is such a question mark at this point, he is guilty that majority of the taxpayers of the country will have to bear these costs.
“It was a million bucks to save my life, and of course I’d say that’s money well-spent But I also know I might be the only one saying that,” he said to Times.
One of the plans adopted by the Congress during such times of crisis in the Covid-19 is the $100 million budget to keep the hospitals and the private insurance companies afloat that have been treating the Covid-19 patients.
