Monday, July 1, 2013

The American way of Birth - Costliest in the World

The more I experience and read about our sky rocketing health care costs the more  I believe that the insurance protection we need are from the hospitals.  Doctor's fees have not gone ballistic, but the clinic's operating room used for three hours and billed at $25,000 has.  I want just to be covered for the hospital and clinic care and I would pay out of pocket the doctor's and midwifes who would keep me from using those services.

This article in today's New York Times is so far from our experience thirty years ago that I fear for my children's financial well being when we become grandparents.

The American way of Birth - Costliest in the World