The sticker shock and staggering costs of childbirth can really hurt a family’s wallet, many doctors and experts say.
The 26-year-old Dayton resident said she was billed $127,308 for her hospital costs and $121,390 for her newborn son’s stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.Arnold’s due date was Dec. 12, but her water broke almost 11 weeks early, on Sept. 29.
She had health insurance through her husband’s job, so their out-of-pocket costs ended up being $3,000 – $1,500 for her medical services and $1,500 for her son’s. The average out-of-pocket costs of childbirth and maternal care among women with employer health insurance increased 49%, from $3,069 to $4,569 from 2008 to 2015, the latest year for which statistics were available, according to a study published. The rising costs are largely attributed to the rise of high-deductible health plans,
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