In the United States, a doctor has sparked controversy after charging an additional fee to a patient who shed tears during treatment. 



According to foreign media such as the American Independent on the 18th local time, Camille Johnson (25), a 400,000 beauty YouTuber living in New York, revealed through her SNS that her sister had overtreated.



Johnson said she "wept over her frustration and helplessness as her brother, who had a rare disease, went to see a doctor, and she paid an extra $40 because she cried." said.  



If you look at the medical bills that Johnson has released, you can see that she was charged $40 in her medical history in the name of a 'simple emotional and behavioral assessment'. 



A simple emotional/behavioral evaluation is a checkup to diagnose a patient's mental health, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, and anxiety, and doctors can charge for it. 



However, Johnson said: "When her sister was crying, the doctor was just staring at her without asking why she was crying. . 



She continued, "The 'tear price' charged to her sister was more expensive than an eye exam ($20), a hemoglobin test ($15), and a capillary blood test ($30)." 



Johnson concluded, "I hope that my writing will raise awareness among some of the tyrannical doctors and help change the American health care system." 



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The post garnered more than 500,000 likes on social media and was shared more than 80,000 times. 



One netizen said, "I did a simple pregnancy test last June when I had surgery to remove a tumor, and the hospital charged $ 1,902 (about 2.4 million won) in the name of 'female service'" and said that he had a similar experience.

Another netizen complained, "My daughter paid an additional 44 dollars (about 60,000 won) because my daughter had skin-to-skin contact with her nurse during her childbirth." 



The United States is notorious for expensive health care.

A study conducted last year by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a medical research firm, found that 51% of adults in the United States did not go to the hospital for a year even if they needed treatment because of the burden of medical expenses. 



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