Who pays Covid-19 patient fees?

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@Babale (1866)
Semarang, Indonesia
June 24, 2020 10:17pm CST
I was shocked and angry when I read the news that Corona Covid-19 patients in the hospital had to pay the full cost of treatment until they recovered. What is certainly very expensive, can reach hundreds of millions of rupiah. So what if the poor are affected? Even though the state has poured funds reaching trillions of rupiah, then where did most of the money run off to? How about the conditions in your country, are they the same?
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
25 Jun 20
I just pray God to keep me and family away from this covid 19. As I learnt the hospitalisation charges in private hospitals are huge and a common man can not afford it. The government hospitals however are free I think.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
That's right, however health is the most expensive thing we have.
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SHOHANA
@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
25 Jun 20
I think government should pay, but poor countries can't afford it
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SHOHANA
@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
25 Jun 20
@Babale but unfortunately they won't
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
I agree, at least the government is willing to bear some of the costs.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
26 Jun 20
We have health insurance that would pay for everything. I don't know who would pay for the uninsured.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
30 Jun 20
@Babale I didn’t say that the government does not want to pay for poor patients. I said I don’t know who pays, but no one is ever turned away or left to die due to not having the means to pay.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
30 Jun 20
So the government in your country does not want to pay for poor patients? I think the government must be willing to bear the costs because this is a national disaster.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99404)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 Jul 20
If we have insurance the bill would be paid according to the insurance we have but there are many with no insurance so I don't know about them. I know the treatment would be so expensive the average working person couldn't pay it.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
3 Jul 20
Yes, I agree with your thoughts.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99404)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jul 20
@Babale It's a sad situation.
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Simone
@Janet357 (75646)
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25 Jun 20
here, if we are a member of Philhealth, part of the fees will be paid by it.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
Maybe it's similar in Indonesia too, the name BPJS health.
Piyush bhatia
@piyushbhatia1 (11695)
• India
8 Jul 20
The testing is at no cost I suppose
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
9 Jul 20
My niece just did a test and had to pay around $ 30
Piyush bhatia
@piyushbhatia1 (11695)
• India
9 Jul 20
@Babale and in Indonesian rupiya is a whooping sum
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ANO
@ano460 (649)
• United States
29 Jun 20
Gov. Already after those bills so it will not spread further but if people pays those bills, they will spread it more because its a heart breaking virus and costly to heal. So those area affected by bills has no good governance.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
30 Jun 20
Thank you.
Christine aka stine1
@stine1online (835)
• Germany
25 Jun 20
Well, I guess there is no universal health insurance in your country? In Germany, over 90% do have some sort of health insurance. Most have an insurance that would cover all costs. Does make the situation slightly better but not really great :-(
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
There are so many types of insurance here, but usually they make it difficult when members want to file a claim. Except official government insurance.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
12 Jul 20
@Babale Sorry, I have no idea who pays for their treatment here in the hospital when they get the virus.
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nawala
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jun 20
I read in newspaper, the government pays, via BPJS (BPJS pays by order the government)
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nawala
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jun 20
@Babale i dont know the technical procedure.i think it is force majeure
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
Then how about those who do not join the BPJS program, is the government willing to cover the medical expenses? No right? That is what I mean.
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Anne GS
@Shunnan (2106)
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25 Jun 20
yes it same here or you have insurance or member of Health organization you can less the Hospital bill some of my fellow citizen asking help online to help them financially
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
Indonesia actually has it too. People are required to pay monthly for health insurance. Unfortunately many people are in arrears, so the country has a huge deficit.
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Adie
@Adie04 (17360)
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25 Jun 20
I believe it's the government. Or maybe some of it from the families.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jun 20
For those who have a rich family, I don't think that will be a problem. But it is different with the poor people. I'm not sure the government wants to pay for all poor patients, maybe only a small portion.
Adie
@Adie04 (17360)
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26 Jun 20
@Babale I agree with you.
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