Over $ 1 million: Seattle resident cured of COVID-19 and shocked by medical bill
Seventy-year-old Seattle resident Michael Flor suffered a severe form of COVID-70, but was eventually able to defeat the coronavirus, writes Fox News. However, the bill received for treatment scared the man no less than the disease.
Flor spent 62 days in the hospital, and was shocked by the bill he received.
The man admitted that he saw the document, could not restrain himself and commented on it with a non-literary word.
The account contained 181 pages, and the total amount in it amounted to 1,1 million dollars.
Fortunately, since the 70-year-old man has good insurance as well as Medicare, he is likely to have to pay only a small portion of this amount.
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It is likely that he will not have to pay anything at all, since the treatment of COVID-19, according to federal and local regulations, should be free for patients in most cases.
The huge bill includes the following services:
- $408 - 912 days in the intensive care unit, in a special chamber that prevents the spread of the virus.
- $100 - treatment of the heart, kidneys and lungs, which suffered numerous failures during the illness.
- $82 - 215 days on a ventilator.
“I feel guilty for surviving,” Flor admitted. “I can’t help but wonder: why me?” What did I do to deserve this? And the incredible cost of the services that saved my life only adds to the survivor’s guilt.”
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The man explained that he felt guilty because of the understanding that taxpayers and other insurance clients would now cover his medical expenses.
“A million dollars to save my life... Of course, I think it's money well spent,” he says. “But I also understand that many will disagree with me.”
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