In November 2020, a woman in the United States gave birth to a child on her way to the hospital, and later she and the child were both hospitalized, and the baby was discharged in January this year. Soon after, she received a sky-high bill from the hospital, which cost $550,000 (about 3.5 million yuan) and $45,843 (about 290,000 yuan) a month.
According to US media reports, near midnight on November 12, 2020, Bennett was sitting on the sofa in her pajamas, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She had been pregnant with her first child for seven months, and she hadn't expected her to give birth so quickly.
Bennett fell off the couch and she yelled at her husband, Chris. Chris immediately drives Chris to a hospital in Orlando, Florida, where Bennett gives birth to a child, Dorian. Her husband had one hand on the back of his newborn son and the other on the steering wheel.
Dorian didn't cry at first, it frightened the couple, they feared something was wrong. Bennett said: "When I arrived at the hospital, the umbilical cord was still connected, they cut the umbilical cord and the last words I heard were 'baby has a pulse'. "I shed tears of relief."
Dorian remained in the neonatal intensive care unit until January 7, 2021. During Dorian's hospital stay, Bennett was not worried about expenses, she worked in the insurance industry, and these expenses were reimbursable.
When the bill arrived, Bennett found that it was $550,000 (about 3.5 million yuan) and needed to pay back $45,843 (about 290,000 yuan) a month.
It turned out that Bennett's employer changed the provider in 2021, her child was born in 2020 and discharged in 2021, and as a result, neither provider was willing to pay, so the hospital had to send her the bill.
Thanks to Bennett's efforts and after media coverage, she eventually paid $300 (about 1,900 yuan).