How Much It Costs To Give Birth?

“Our healthcare system suffers from a huge problem, which is that there’s a huge variation in cost.” – Johnny Harris

If your guess is between $1,189 – $11,986, you’re most likely right. Giving birth is always an enjoyable moment but it’s not cheap at all. You may see friends from school having kids left and right and think to yourself, “how can they afford this?” Well, this visual from VOX media breaks down the process of giving birth in the U.S. Basically the hospital sends a claim of all charges off to your Insurance company, your Insurance company negotiates a cheaper price to pay to the hospital, then the remaining bill gets sent to you. The crazy thing is that us consumers have no tools to find out where we fall in the pricing variation of giving birth. It’s no easy way to find out the exact cost before procedures. Why? All we can say for now is carefully think things through before you make those types of decisions, and most importantly – UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH INSURANCE. You start dying when you stop dreaming.