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woman speaking in front of green walls with caption 'my husband is told we're not gonna be able to see you today' (l) nurse speaking to family at urgent care (c) woman speaking in front of green walls with caption 'why isn't he deemed an emergency' (r)

‘Everybody feels really uncomfortable’: Woman says urgent care turned her son away after family waited 3 hours because she ‘pulled the race card’

'We are the only Black people there. And we're the only ones they're saying they can't see.'

On Feb 1, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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woman working setting up tools and supplies for surgeries with caption 'Making $80/hr setting up surgeries' (l) surgeon in car with caption 'Making 12/hr performing surgeries:' (c) woman working setting up tools and supplies for surgeries with caption 'Making $80/hr setting up surgeries' (r)

‘I def do it for the love of surgery bc the money is not good’: Doctor claiming to make $12/hr performing surgeries reacts to scrub tech making $80/hr

'Where in the world are they paying $12 an hour for surgeons?'

On Jan 27, 2023 by Phil West

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woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $447,037.53 (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $481,261.12 (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over hospital bill at $542,785.39 (r)

‘It’s crazy to think hospitals think that’s reasonable’: Parent says she was charged almost $1.5 million for the birth of her triplets

'Most ppl don’t even make that in their entire lives.'

On Jan 19, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘The waxer tried to rip off my vagina’: Woman says she had to go to hospital after getting waxed at the European Wax Center

'Nothing like leaving the wax center and then having to go to the hospital.'

On Dec 14, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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nurse speaking in car caption 'this ain't worth my license' (l) nurse speaking in car caption 'I begged all day for help' (c) nurse speaking in car caption 'like I'm not gonna be caught in court for this blank' (r)

‘And people wonder why nurses don’t stay in the profession’: ER nurse walks out during shift due to understaffing

'I spent my entire shift literally f**king begging for help.'

On Dec 2, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

‘We literally all need to walk out’: Nurse practitioner says general nurse strike is imminent

'The corruption and greed in healthcare is out of control.'

On Oct 20, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘And it’s a $4 order’: DoorDash driver roasts hospital patient who placed Papa John’s order, sparking debate

'This sh*t gonna be out on the f*cking sidewalk.'

On Sep 27, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture IRL

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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‘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

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‘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

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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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