The Cost Of Thing Summary

According to a survey done by “ the Kaise family foundation” they found out that for American’s “their insurance premiums rose 4 percent while workers wages increased by only 1.9 percent”. That's a 2.1 percent increase higher than their wages. In“the cost of thing” insurance plans The story “the cost of things” is a story of cat name Cleopatra that brings to strangers together . Cleopatra becomes sick and vet bills arise. This begins to take a toll on the between the two main characters relationship. In the story it says “If I was rushed into the emergency room and a doctor handed you an estimate. What would I be worth to you?”(p.105). The story goes to show that just an average visit to the E.R cost $1000-3000 dollars depending on the diagnose. In fact it is cheaper to have an upper respiratory infection than it is to have kidney stones. The cost of the E.R doesn't include a check up cost or the required medication to treat diagnose. This …show more content…
In “ the Cost of things” it says “we don't have eleven hundred dollars;”. A survey done by “ Kaise family foundation, “observed that an average worker contributed $1071 for a single coverage per year though employer insurance”. Since usually these plans don’t cover the full cost they then, are either expected to have another plan to pay for it or to pay the difference. Another fact is that “eighty-one percent have an annual deductible”. This can arrange from one thousand dollars to two thousand dollars a year. So on average a signal person can pay with full coverage and a low deductible will cost a minimum of two thousands per year. According to “faststats” adults between “ages of 18-64 uninsured at the time of interview 12.8 %” this makes you think if the insurance plans around the world are any better. In the “cost of things” it shows us the worries of a citizen in the United States for health care but how does help the