How could she not afford Obamacare with the $8,550 out of pocket maximum? How much did she think her childbirth costs alone would be?
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/mother-163k-covid-19-hospital-bill
A woman who endured a month-long hospital stay due to COVID-19 is speaking out as she struggles to pay roughly $163,000 in medical charges, and warns others after she postponed receiving the vaccine amid her recent pregnancy.
Charneseya Moye, a corrections officer from Raleigh, North Carolina gave birth to a son on Jan. 27. She was hesitant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during her pregnancy, and soon contracted the virus on April 29. The 25-year-old mother of three said she was hospitalized from May 3 until May 20.
A mom of 3 with a $163K COVID-19 hospital bill speaks out
A mom of 3 with a $163K COVID-19 hospital bill speaks out (Charneseya Moye)
Moye said she was held at UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh, where she was intubated for 10 days and developed a blood clot in her left lung. She is currently on blood thinners and receiving physical and occupational therapy.
During the pregnancy, Moye had been on medical leave to remove her gallbladder.
Her insurance coverage was dropped in February because she was unable to pay the premium fee, Moye told Fox News, adding that two months later, she contracted COVID-19 while on maternity leave.
"There wasn’t much research on [the vaccine], then when I did have my baby I was given time to heal," she explained. "Then my milk supply dropped and I said, ‘OK I’ll get it now.’