Having to pay to see a doctor about a fever? American health care is fucked up.
You should see how much my best friend still owes for an emergency appendectomy two years ago.
And yes, she had insurance.
If I ever have to go to the doctor for something like that I probably just won’t even bother paying my medical bills.
She let it go to collections then worked out a monthly plan with them. Because the hospital wouldn’t do it for a reasonable amount of money (they wanted the whole $5,000 or so immediately, then wouldn’t go lower than $250/month payments - she pays $50/month to collections right now and is saving up slowly to settle the entire remainder when she can).