Mom's $4M bill for quadruplets' care sparks conversation on high health care costs

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Hanna Castle opened up about the cost of her babies’ NICU care in a viral video.

for her quadruplets' neonatal intensive care unit stay, totaling over $4 million, is sparking a conversation about the high cost of health care in the United States.in 2021, they all needed to be admitted to the NICU and each of her four babies ended up staying for varying lengths of time between 64 days and 147 days. Overall, their NICU bills totaled over $4 million, for which all of it was covered by Ohio Medicaid.

"I have twins in the NICU right now. They both had to be flown in separate helicopters to the NICU. 144000 per flight 😱," another parent wrote.she had her quadruplets – Atlas, Dominic, Magnolia, and Morgan – at 28 weeks and one day via Cesarean section and they first received care at two different NICUs.

"Our research shows that for people who get insurance through work, the average cost of having a baby is about $24,000 and that's from the prenatal period to the postpartum period," Martin told "GMA," referencing a May 2023.

"The average spending per newborn admission for NICU care has gone up...faster, for NICU level four, which is the most complicated care provided than well baby general newborn care," Martin said, adding that, "Prices are increasing everywhere. There's no part of the country that is immune from it."The high costs of having multiple babies and babies that require NICU care is one Castle said not everyone can fully be ready for.

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