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woman greenscreen TikTok over medical bill caption 'Smiling at how absurd this is' (l) Medical bill 'Charges 341.00, 12.00, 7.50' with 341.00 circled in red (c) woman speaking hands up caption 'PSA: It is not the fault of the Dr., Nurses, pharmacists, etc. This is a problem with the Healthcare system.' (r)

‘You would think after spending $2 million on her medical expenses that the death would be free’: TikToker says hospital charged her $340 for confirmation of her daughter’s death

'She was not discharged, she died.'

On Aug 14, 2022 by Dan Latu

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woman speakign in car hand on chest caption 'MY WORK ALMOST KILLED ME BY OVERWORKING ME' (l) hand holding asthma inhaler on orange background (c) woman speaking in car hand on neck caption 'PT 2 ASTHMA ATTACK AT WORK' (r)

‘My work almost killed me by overworking me’: Restaurant employee says she almost died from a severe asthma attack at work

She says she had to go into work the next day to pay off her hospital bills.

On Aug 13, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture

foot with psych hospital socks on caption 'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here'(l) person in psych hospital attire on hands crossed caption'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here' (c) person looking outside window wearing psych hospital attire caption 'accidentally over shared with my therapist and ended up here'(r)

‘A seasoned therapist will know when to do it’: TikToker jokes about landing in hospital after ‘accidentally oversharing’ with therapist, sparking debate about therapy

'It’s ok to ask for help and get it.'

On Jul 25, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman in car with caption 'These hospitals are robbing y'all' (l&r) woman with caption 'What's a scam that's become so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?' (c)

‘These hospitals are robbing y’all’: Nurse says she’s never paid a hospital bill in her life

'Just to lay your a** in a bed for one night is $1,200.'

On Jul 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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man on couch with caption 'Why do y'all trip on medical bills bro I literally blocked the hospital phone ### and ignored mine for 6 years and it finally disappeared my credit score went up 40 points lmaoooo' (l&r) medical bill (c)

‘Why do y’all trip on medical bills bro?’: Man says credit score went up 40 points after he blocked hospital’s phone number, ignored medical bills for 6 years

‘I straight up just don’t pay mine then go to different hospitals.’

On Jun 29, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

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Woman in ER hospital bed speaking (l) woman black and white with red around lower back hands on red (r)

‘I was at risk of going into sepsis’: Woman says doctor dismissed her pain, claiming she had a UTI—but she had kidney stones

'There's many issues with the healthcare system in this country, but especially when it comes to dismissing women's pain.'

On Jun 4, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

‘The numbers on every hospital or doctor bill are straight-up fake’: Patient says hospital bill was cut by $3K after asking for receipts

'Our healthcare system is a scam.'

On Jun 1, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

man at laptop speaking hand up caption 'To when they give me the bill' (l) Man in hospital bed caption 'i spent the last 24 hours in a Moroccan Hospital'(c) Man holding bill up at laptop caption 'And it came out to 31 US dollars' (r)

‘Waiting in the lobby of a US hospital would cost you 20k’: TikToker spends a night in Moroccan hospital for only $31, sparking debate

'Umm...do americans not realise it's like this almost everywhere in the world…'

On May 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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TikToker says she had allergic reaction after receiving wrong milk in coffee.

‘Allergies are serious and should be taken seriously’: TikToker says she landed in hospital after coffee shop gave her wrong milk, sparking debate

'That’s negligent.'

On Mar 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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woman in dress, nurse with baby in cart with caption 'they literally just tried to give us the wrong baby'

‘My baby is NEVER leaving my sight’: Mom says nurse tried to give her wrong newborn in viral TikTok

One user suggested painting newborns' toes.

On Mar 10, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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hand with hospital wristband on arm taking packages of diapers from drawer and placing them in bag with caption 'take all of the diapers and wipes they give you & always ask for more of everything! take it all! it's yours!'

‘They’re going to bill you for it even if you leave it so TAKE THAT STUFF’: TikToker shares ‘hospital hack’ in viral video

'Take it all! It's yours!!!'

On Feb 11, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

IRL

‘America is a joke’: TikToker reveals hospital bill for baby’s birth in viral video, sparking debate

'I wasn't expecting the total to be that high.'

On Nov 16, 2021 by Clara Wang

IRL

Hospital worker says footprints appeared after she mopped

‘People don’t know hospitals are haunted or what?’: Hospital worker says footprints appeared on floor right after she mopped

Foot oil or ghosts?

On Oct 20, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture IRL

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TikToker films self getting treatment in parking lot because ‘hospital had no beds’

The fully-vaxxed 23-year-old was suffering from a severe asthma attack.

On Sep 13, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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teary-eyed young woman (l) films herself in front of person laying in hospital bed with caption 'there's only thing i want.' (c) same young woman with eyes closed and caption 'limit your drinking.'

‘Literally using their dying friend for clout’: TikToker flamed for filming apparent loved one in hospital with warning to ‘limit your drinking’

The TikToker pans over to someone in a hospital bed and shows herself in distress, hand over her mouth.

On Jul 23, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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