70-year-old man defeats coronavirus, gets $1.1 million bill from hospital
A US-based 70-year-old man who defeated coronavirus has been handed over a huge bill of $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported on Saturday.
The patient has been identified as Michael Flor. He is known as the longest-hospitalised coronavirus patient. He nearly died of COVID-19 and now known as a million-dollar baby. As per the report, Flor was admitted on March 4, and stayed at a hospital for 62 days.
In fact, his condition was so worse that a night-shift nurse held a phone to his ear while his wife and children bid him goodbye. But Michael Flor survived. After his unexpected recovery, he is called to be a miracle. He was discharged after which he received a 181-page bill of amount $1,122,501.04, he told the newspaper.
The bill includes $9,736 per day for intensive care room, $409,000 for its transformation into a sterile room for 42 days, $82,000 for the use of a ventilator for 29 days, and around $100,000 for 2 days when he was the stage of life-threatening.
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According to the report, Flor should not have to take out his wallet. as he is covered by Medicare, the government's insurance program for elderly people.
The Seattle Times quoted Flor as saying: "It was a million bucks to save my life, and of course I'd say that's money well-spent. But I also know I might be the only one saying that."
-PTC News
