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.

  • betz24@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    When he leaves California, he will leave his salary too (and possibly his industry too)

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      1 year ago

      It will still be more affordable. We couldn’t afford to live in SoCal after my daughter was born. We moved back to Indiana where we grew up and, as awful as Indiana is in many ways, at least we could afford to buy a house.

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        1 year ago

        Remote doesn’t pay the same if you’re not in a HCOL area. Most jobs scale based on location

        • nucawysi@lemmy.world
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          Yea well where I live out of staters have been scamming their states and companies for years. I know a guy who works for the California educational system but lives here.