When KHN questioned St. Vincent Evansville hospital on its charges for Crofab, the hospital noted that the snake-bitten girl’s family wasn’t on the hook for the bill. Insurance covered the price of the antivenin. And, in the end, the family’s insurer negotiated the $67,957 antivenin bill to $44,092.87.
So it wasn't the girl's bill, it was the insurance company's. What would they have charged the family if they were poor and uninsured? Probably a lot less than even what they settled with the insurance company for. Yes, U.S. healthcare is screwed up, but I don't think this case resembles what happens to people who actually falls through the cracks.
So it wasn't the girl's bill, it was the insurance company's. What would they have charged the family if they were poor and uninsured? Probably a lot less than even what they settled with the insurance company for. Yes, U.S. healthcare is screwed up, but I don't think this case resembles what happens to people who actually falls through the cracks.