I’m Canadian. And I’m already sorry for asking an ignorant question.
I know you have to pay for hospital visits in the states. I know lower economic status can come with lower access to birth control and sex education. But then, how do they afford to give birth? Do people ever avoid hospital visits because they don’t feel like they can’t afford it?
Do hospitals put people on a payment plan? Is it possible to give birth and not pay if you don’t have the means? How does it work in the states?
How does it all work?
Again. Canadian. And sorry.
Once there’s a kid in the equation then it’s pretty easy to get on state paid insurance. It’s even easier now with so called Obamacare in the equation (Affordable Care Act). If you qualify, then you’ll have free neonatal care, free gyno visits, and free delivery and hospital services. It’s not great insurance, like you’ll be at the community hospital and not some swanky private birthing center, but it’s not bad either. Medi-Cal, the California state insurance is actually pretty good for child care and birthing services. They pay for hearing aids too, which only 3% of private insurances pay for. So medical care when you’re poor and have a kid is decent in the States. Now that there’s Obamacare it’s decent even without a kid. Where it falls short is if you’re under-insured as a middle class citizen, and it’s pretty easy to be uninsured, even with expensive plans.