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ck4829

(35,844 posts)
Wed Oct 26, 2022, 06:22 AM Oct 2022

Jack Shickel lived 35 days. His medical bill was $3.4 million

Jack Shickel was born with stunning silver hair and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Even though he was surrounded by wires and tubes, the nurses at UVA Children's Hospital would whisper to Jessica and her husband, Isaac, that they had a truly "cute" baby.

But his congenital disorder meant the left side of his heart never fully developed. Each year in the U.S., over a thousand babies are born with the syndrome.

After two surgeries, Jack's heart could not pump enough blood on its own. He made it 35 days.

Weeks after his death, when the Shickels were trying to muddle through life without him in Harrisonburg, Va., they called the hospital billing department about two confusing bills. They were then told the full cost of his care was $3.4 million.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/22/1121612539/baby-high-medical-bills-nicu-heartbreak

High hospital bills continue to plague parents of dying newborns.

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Jack Shickel lived 35 days. His medical bill was $3.4 million (Original Post) ck4829 Oct 2022 OP
so incredibly sad,,,, n/t KarenS Oct 2022 #1
Insurance would pay most of it. jimfields33 Oct 2022 #2
What if they were uninsured ? Beachnutt Oct 2022 #3
Even if they don't, no way can they pay that much! jimfields33 Oct 2022 #4

jimfields33

(18,654 posts)
2. Insurance would pay most of it.
Wed Oct 26, 2022, 06:45 AM
Oct 2022

My mom had a medical bill of 80K. The final hill was 110.00 after insurance kicked in. There is no way the parents will end up paying 3.4 million dollars.

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