How do poor people in the states give birth without money? - eviltoast

I’m Canadian. And I’m already sorry for asking an ignorant question.

I know you have to pay for hospital visits in the states. I know lower economic status can come with lower access to birth control and sex education. But then, how do they afford to give birth? Do people ever avoid hospital visits because they don’t feel like they can’t afford it?

Do hospitals put people on a payment plan? Is it possible to give birth and not pay if you don’t have the means? How does it work in the states?

How does it all work?

Again. Canadian. And sorry.

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    1 year ago

    From my post: “Many people would go to the ER for non-ER reasons because it was the only way to get treatment when you didn’t have the money to pay”

    Seems pretty obvious that I meant the ER…

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      1 year ago

      You distinguished between medical centers and hospitals, while most practices are hospital-owned now. It just sounded like you didn’t quite know that, sorry.

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        1 year ago

        Perhaps I could have included a list of other places as an example that can refuse you for financial reasons. It would have helped for people not familiar with the system…