Uninsured caught in costly twist
“When a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts member suffers a stroke, the giant insurer pays the hospital $7,000 on average to cover the care. Medicaid pays an average of $5,441.27.
But when John Hernon had a stroke, the bill for his hospital stay rang up to $23,280.80, plus $23,018.10 for doctors fees and nine months of follow-up care.”











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