Sobering Thread Reveals How Insurance Companies Punish Parents Who Are Expecting Twins

We all know that the healthcare system in the United States needs a lot of work. There are so many people without coverage, and the people who do have it are constantly getting screwed over by their providers. Hidden fees, expensive and unnecessary testing, and high deductibles plague people who just want to have a decent quality of life and heal that which ails them. This week, Twitter user @mrs_g_rider tweeted out a disturbing revelation about how her insurance company bills her for ultrasounds. Turns out that because she is having twins, she gets charged twice for ultrasounds.

 

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    Happy Wednesday, indeed.

  • The tweet boggled the minds of people across the pond.

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    Font - Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g_... · 2d Hi. Every time I have an ultrasound I get charged twice because there are two fetuses. Happy Wednesday! 1,470 LI 11.4K 121K Bryony Black @bryony_black ... Replying to @mrs_g_rider I don't want to be too British about this, but...you were CHARGED for an ultrasound?! 2:33 PM · 3/16/22 · Twitter Web App 180 Retweets 51 Quote Tweets 10.8K Likes
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  • Instead of reacting in shock, some Americans shared their own tales of ridiculous or emotionally damaging charges - like this woman, who had to pay $2k after she'd had a miscarriage.

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    Organism - peekabooveach @peekabooveach .. You think that's bad, I had to pay something like $2k for a miscarriage, and that was with insurance. 9:30 AM · 3/17/22 · Twitter Web App 156 Retweets 123 Quote Tweets 4,640 Likes
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    Organism - Mrs. Boswell (she/her) ... @MrsBoswell62 Replying to @mrs_g_rider Happened to me too!!!!! I was charged twice for every thing they did since there were two fetuses. Two appointment charges, two ultrasound charges all of it 12:11 PM · 3/16/22 · Twitter for iPhone 56 Retweets 20 Quote Tweets 2,140 Likes
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    Jaw - Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g_rider And two births! If I have a C-section, they'll charge me as if I had 2!! 12:12 PM · 3/16/22 · Twitter for Android 59 Retweets 37 Quote Tweets 2,387 Likes
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    It ain't right.

    Font - Heather ... @theheatherdebby Replying to @mrs_g_rider The day we found out we were having twins (via ultrasound) this happened. I called the hospital and they were like “uhh... there are two. 99 Only one maternity leave though 12:48 PM · 3/16/22 · Twitter for iPhone 82 Retweets 1 Quote Tweet 6,205 Likes
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    Font - Jessica Malone Grider ... @mrs_g_rider Maybe I can understand a small fee for extra time but it's not like they're doing two different ultrasounds. 2:23 PM · 3/16/22 · Twitter for Android 70 Retweets 5 Quote Tweets 7,435 Likes
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  • Nothing but respect for this queen - it's so much more expensive to be a woman than it is to be a man.

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    Font - Helen Murdoch ... @hcmurdoch Replying to @mrs_g_rider I have the same thing when I get breast ultrasounds. I asked the clinic if men got charged twice for testicular checks and got half my money back. 9:42 AM · 3/17/22 · Twitter for iPhone 560 Retweets 41 Quote Tweets 12.7K Likes
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  • One responder reported that they had been charged for filling out a depression survey after they'd given birth. Completely egregious.

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    Font - RooibosandRose ... @RooibosandRose Replying to @mrs_g_rider I got charged for the post partum depression survey. That's a piece of paper I checked off (because I had to) and was charged for it. Nothing to move you along the depression cycle knowing that you will be charged for the gd paperwork that didn't actually lead to treatment. 9:21 AM · 3/17/22 · Twitter for iPhone 23 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 648 Likes
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    Font - Reverend Morse @ReverendM... · 18h Replying to @mrs_g_rider always ask for an itemized bill ♡ 7 Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g... · 18h That's how I know I was charged for the additional fetus. CathanycS) un Ieveise Siu Description t: Jessica Grider, Account Num: Provider: OB US, DETAILED, ADDL FETUS OB US, DETAILED, SNGL FETUS TRANSVAGINAL US, OBSTETRIC Office Visit, Est Pt., Level 4 4 27 5 55
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    Font - ginjammer @ginjammer · 1d Replying to @mrs_g_rider I remember my OB telling me the only discount for twins was the room charge at the hospital after delivery. O I did ask HR about a doubled maternity leave since I to ask those kinds of questions to rule makers to see them squirm. 2 246
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  • While most responses to the tweet found the charges to be ridiculous, one person explained that it actually is double the work. 

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    Font - Jen from Echo @JenMesch It is literally double the work. I do fetal heart ultrasounds. I'm in Canada so women are not charged but I get paid for my hourly time and the time it takes is double. 45-100 pictures/clips + measurements and assessment/interpretation for each fetal heart. 11:12 AM · 3/17/22 · Twitter for iPhone 3 Retweets 1 Quote Tweet 48 Likes
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  • Whether or not it's extra work, we can probably agree on one thing: Something has to change. Or we predict that the birth rate will be going even further down the toilet. 

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    Font - Jessica Malone Grider @mrs_g_... · 2d Hi. Every time I have an ultrasound I get charged twice because there are two fetuses. Happy Wednesday! Q 1,470 t7 11.4K 121K ауyy tony @tonyaterno Replying to @mrs_g_rider and @GodandtheBear why is america not in full revolt 9:17 AM · 3/17/22 · Twitter Web App 23 Retweets 6 Quote Tweets 641 Likes
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