Menu
Inshorts
For the best experience use inshorts app on your smartphone
inshortsinshorts
Indian man shares pic of ₹5.8 lakh bill for 90-minute hospital visit in US; people react
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Saturday, 24 January, 2026
Criticising US' expensive healthcare, an Indian man showed his $6,354 (₹5.8 lakh) hospital bill for 90-minute emergency room visit after injuring his knee while ice skating. "Doctors there examined me, took an X-ray and wrapped a crepe bandage," he said. Despite insurance, he paid $1,800 (₹1.65 lakh) from his own pocket. "American healthcare turns injuries into trauma," people reacted.
read more at Financial Express