I’m Canadian. And I’m already sorry for asking an ignorant question.

I know you have to pay for hospital visits in the states. I know lower economic status can come with lower access to birth control and sex education. But then, how do they afford to give birth? Do people ever avoid hospital visits because they don’t feel like they can’t afford it?

Do hospitals put people on a payment plan? Is it possible to give birth and not pay if you don’t have the means? How does it work in the states?

How does it all work?

Again. Canadian. And sorry.

    • stewie3128@lemmy.ml
      3·
      9 months ago

      I live in SoCal and love it, and do not intend to have kids, but it really seems like you’d be struggling to raise 3 kids around here on less than $150k (2 cars, rent/mortgage, etc).

      Obviously many people manage it somehow, but it must be incredibly stressful. I have no idea how most of them do it.

      • betz24@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        201·
        9 months ago

        When he leaves California, he will leave his salary too (and possibly his industry too)

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          2·
          9 months ago

          It will still be more affordable. We couldn’t afford to live in SoCal after my daughter was born. We moved back to Indiana where we grew up and, as awful as Indiana is in many ways, at least we could afford to buy a house.

          • xts@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            9 months ago

            Remote doesn’t pay the same if you’re not in a HCOL area. Most jobs scale based on location

            • nucawysi@lemmy.world
              1·
              8 months ago

              Yea well where I live out of staters have been scamming their states and companies for years. I know a guy who works for the California educational system but lives here.