alt Hacker NewsIs this the common cost or is this an outlier blog story that hit it off. Talk real data to me. I don't get excited about any individual anecdote (unless it's me personally of course).
No people shouldn't be bankrupted for a short cab ride that's not needed. I'm not arguing that.
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Esophagus4 • today at 11:23 AM
He covered that in the article fairly thoroughly. Did you read it?
The anecdote illustrates the issue then he dives into the analysis.
ChrisMarshallNY • today at 8:49 AM
It’s pretty common.
I know that John Oliver is a bit of a “lightning rod,” for many folks, but he (or his staff, really) does his homework. He did a segment on it, some time ago: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ezv8sdTLxKo
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Well over a decade ago, it was $6500 for a couple mile ride to the nearest hospital, no emergency medical care necessary (just supervision). This was in the Bay Area, in California.
I can’t imagine it’s gotten cheaper.