[gloryblaze]

... One example is birthing - a young couple having their first child and really no insurance to speak of....

About half do not have any private insurance. The births are paid for by way of Medicaid. I can't get an answer, but I doubt Medicaid is more than the dime on the dollar allowed by Medicare...... https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/05/does-medicaid-cover-nearly-half-of-all-births-in-the-us/#:~:text=In%20Wisconsin%2C%2035%25%20of%20all,about%20everything%20happening%20in%20Wisconsin.

[gloryblaze]

I don’t know why links sometimes post poorly for me.

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/05/does-medicaid-cover-nearly-half-of-all-births-in-the-us/#:~:text=In%20Wisconsin%2C%2035%25%20of%20all,about%20everything%20happening%20in%20Wisconsin.

[Gaffer]

When we had our daughter, we didn’t have insurance and we didn’t get to use Medicaid because I had a job. Had to pay cash, up front.

[steve86]

“but I doubt Medicaid is more than the dime on the dollar allowed by Medicare......”

It’s usually less. I hear that frequently.