Is this one of the comics I’m too European to understand? /s But seriously, how fucked up is it for a sick person to ask for the costs… America needs a revolution. Your political system is beyond repair, I’m afraid.

American here.

I was tapping my palm on the bottom of a 1 liter glass bottle of pomogranate juice to loosen the lid and it popped in my hands.

So in the rhythm of the motion I stab myself fully on my wrist with the broken bottle.

My SO calls the ambulance while I rush to the sink to see if I nicked anything. No squirting blood but I got a nice deep gash.

Medics arrive in good time and I head out. They give me the once over and wrap it up. Tell me to get stitches that day. Not life threatening.

My very next question? **So how much do I pay you guys? **

They thankfully explained that you only get charged if they give a you a ride to the hospital. So I took a taxi to the ER to get my stitches to save myself the $1k+ fee.

You refused the ambulance. Now insurance can deny the claim as elective surgery.