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An Indian man living in the United States has drawn widespread attention to the country\u2019s high healthcare costs after a short emergency room visit in New York left him with medical bills running into several thousand dollars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
Parth\u00a0Vijayvergiya\u00a0shared his experience in a now-viral video titled \u201cInsane healthcare cost in US. Real life incident,\u201d explaining why many people perceive the US as an expensive place to live despite high salaries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
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\u201cBohat\u00a0log\u00a0kehte\u00a0hain ki America\u00a0bohat\u00a0mehenga\u00a0hai. Main\u00a0aapko\u00a0examples\u00a0dekar\u00a0samjhata\u00a0hoon\u00a0kis\u00a0tarah\u00a0mehenga\u00a0hai. Main\u00a0yahaan\u00a0rehta\u00a0hoon,\u201d\u00a0Vijayvergiya\u00a0said in the video, translating to: Many people say America is\u00a0very expensive.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0explain with examples how expensive it\u00a0actually is. I live here.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
Recalling the incident,\u00a0Vijayvergiya\u00a0said he injured his knee on December 25 while ice-skating in New York with his wife and sister. According to him, another skater collided with his knee, causing severe pain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cI thought I had injured my knee or suffered a fracture,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
Concerned about the injury, he decided to visit a hospital emergency room. However, he chose not to call an ambulance due to the cost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cMaine taxi li\u00a0khudse\u00a0kyunki\u00a0ambulance ka\u00a0kharcha\u00a0bohat\u00a0zyaada\u00a0hai\u00a0yahaan. So, that was out of the question,\u201d he added, explaining that he took a taxi instead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
Vijayvergiya said he spent around one-and-a-half hours in the emergency room, where doctors conducted an X-ray, examined his knee, and diagnosed the injury as a muscle issue. A crepe bandage was applied, and he was discharged shortly after.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
The financial shock came weeks later.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cAfter three weeks, mere insurance ne mujhe bataaya ki aapko $1,800 dena hai,\u201d he said, noting that his out-of-pocket expense amounted to $1,800 (approximately \u20b91.5 lakh).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
He further claimed that his insurance provider paid an additional $4,000 to $4,500 to the hospital, bringing the total cost of the brief emergency visit to around $5,800\u2013$6,300 (roughly \u20b94.8\u2013\u20b95.2 lakh).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cThis is why America is so expensive and salaries are so high here,\u201d Vijayvergiya concluded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
The video, which includes clips from inside the hospital and images of medical bills, has triggered widespread discussion on social media. While some users echoed concerns over US healthcare costs, others pointed out differences in earning power and cost structures between countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cUSA jobs pay great, right until life sends the invoice,\u201d one user commented. Another wrote, \u201cYou are earning there and spending there, you can\u2019t compare it with India,\u201d highlighting the broader debate over cost of living and healthcare affordability.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
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