Overcharged at the Birth

Writes James Aragon:

My son was born in Maasin City, Philippines, in 2004. It was a difficult birth and he was born not breathing. We ended up staying in the hospital for 6 days/5 nights. My boy Kinley was in intensive care for 24 hours and then closely monitored for the next few days. Now Kinley is a solidly built 6-yr old, speaks 3 languages interchangeably, and is quick witted…in other words he turned out just fine. Total cost was about $360, including medications. The funny thing is that my father-in-law was upset that they overcharged me because I was American.

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10:28 am on August 14, 2010