US Coronavirus Survivor Receives $1.1 Million Hospital Bill

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A 70-year-old American man who nearly died from COVID-19 has been billed $ 1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday.

Michael Flor was admitted to a hospital in the northwestern city on March 4 and stayed for 62 days, at a time so close to death that the nurses picked up the phone so that his wife and children could say goodbye.

But he recovered and was released on May 5 to applaud the nursing staff, only to receive an 181-page bill totaling $ 1,122,501.04, he told the newspaper.

That includes: $ 9,736 per day for the intensive care room, almost $ 409,000 for his transformation into a sterile room for 42 days, $ 82,000 for the use of a ventilator for 29 days, and almost $ 100,000 for two days when his prognosis threatens. life.

Flor is covered by Medicare, a government insurance program for the elderly, and you shouldn't have to take out your wallet, according to the Times.

But in a country where health care is among the most expensive in the world, and the idea of ​​socializing remains highly controversial, he said he feels "guilty" knowing that taxpayers will pay much of the cost.

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