Michael Flor recovered and was released on May 5.
Washington, United States:
A 70-year-old American who almost died from COVID-19 has received $ 1.1 million for hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported on Saturday.
Michael Flor was admitted to a northwest city hospital on March 4 and stayed there for 62 days – at a time so close to death that the nurses turned the phone over so his wife and children could reach him. say goodbye.
But he recovered and was released on May 5 to applause from nurses – only to receive a 181-page bill totaling $ 1,122,501.04, he told the newspaper.
This includes: $ 9,736 per day for the intensive care room, almost $ 409,000 for its 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 was life-threatening.
Flor is covered by Medicare, a government insurance program for the elderly, and shouldn’t have to take out his 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 it remains extremely controversial – he said he feels “guilty” knowing that taxpayers will bear much of it.
“It was a million dollars to save my life, and of course, I would say that it is money well spent … But I also know that I am perhaps the only one to say it”, said the Times.
A gigantic plan adopted by Congress to keep the American economy afloat during the coronavirus shutdowns includes a budget of $ 100 million to compensate the hospitals and private insurance companies that treated COVID-19 patients.
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