因被確診新冠肺炎，美國西雅圖一位70歲老人在當?shù)匾患裔t(yī)院接受了兩個多月的治療。治愈出院后，他收到了長達181頁的治療賬單，共計110多萬美元。幸運的是，他參加了聯(lián)邦保險，大部分費用由保險支付。

A Seattle man who was dubbed “the miracle child” when he recovered from the coronavirus after being the longest-hospitalised patient has now received a $1.1m bill for his lengthy stay.

西雅圖一名因感染新冠病毒而住院時間最長的男子被人們稱為“奇跡兒童”，現(xiàn)在他已康復(fù)，但因長時間住院而收到了110萬美元（約合人民幣778萬元）的賬單。

Michael Flor, 70, almost died from the novel virus, but he joked his hospital bill also almost killed him after his 62-day stay rounded up to $1.1m in fees.

70歲的邁克爾?弗洛差點因感染新冠病毒而去世，但他開玩笑說，他62天的住院費用高達110萬美元，這也差點要了他的命。

“I opened it and said, 'Holy'!,” the Washington resident told the Seattle Times.

這位華盛頓居民告訴《西雅圖時報》說：“我打開賬單后驚呼，‘我的天哪！’”

The 181-page hospital bill listed all the treatments and fees Mr Flor racked up while staying at Swedish Medical Centre in Issaquah, and the official amount owed stands at $1,122,501.04.

這份181頁的醫(yī)院賬單列出了弗洛先生在伊薩夸的瑞典醫(yī)療中心接受的所有治療和費用，官方應(yīng)付金額為112萬2501.04美元。

Fortunately for Mr Flor, he was on Medicare when entering the facility, which means a majority of the bill will be covered.

幸運的是，弗洛在入院時已加入聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療保險，這意味著大部分賬單將由保險支付。

The US government could also foot portions or the entirety of the bill because Congress set aside $100bn to help hospitals and insurance companies amid the pandemic. But officials have warned this amount might not be enough, with estimates reaching $500bn in costs to treat US coronavirus patients.

美國政府還可能會承擔部分或全部賬單，因為國會已撥款1000億美元，幫助醫(yī)院和保險公司應(yīng)對疫情。但官員們警告稱，這一數(shù)額可能不夠。據(jù)估計，美國新冠肺炎患者的治療成本將達到5000億美元。

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Mr Flor told the newspaper he held some “survivor’s guilt” from surviving the virus, which often attacks the upper respiratory system. The hospital bill only added to that guilt.

弗洛告訴《西雅圖時報》，他對幸存下來感到內(nèi)疚，醫(yī)院的賬單只會加重他的負罪感。新冠病毒經(jīng)常攻擊上呼吸道。

“I feel guilty about surviving,” he said. “There’s a sense of ‘why me?’ Why did I deserve all this? Looking at the incredible cost of it all definitely adds to that survivor’s guilt.”

他說：“我對我還活著感到內(nèi)疚。我突然有一種感覺，為什么會是我？為什么我要承受這些？看看這令人難以置信的代價，無疑增加了幸存者的負罪感?！?/p>

The bill included nearly 3,000 itemized charges the man accumulated while staying in the hospital.

賬單中包括了弗洛住院期間累積的近3000項費用。

When breaking down the bill, $408,912 was charged for the 42 days Mr Flor was in an intensive care room equipped with a special isolation chamber. Then an additional $82,215 was charged for the ventilator he used for 29 days.

賬單顯示，弗洛在配有特殊隔離室的重癥監(jiān)護室住了42天，費用為40萬8912美元。他使用了29天的呼吸機，還要額外支付82215美元。

Two of the days when Mr Flor was in the hospital involved his hearts, lungs, and kidneys all failing, bringing him close to death. Those two days racked up $100,000 in charges as doctors worked to save the man’s life, according to the Seattle Times.

據(jù)《西雅圖時報》報道，在弗洛的心臟、肺部和腎臟都出現(xiàn)衰竭、瀕臨死亡的兩天里，醫(yī)生們盡力挽救他的生命，花費了10萬美元。

Part of Mr Flor’s guilt comes from the understanding that someone is paying for the $1.1m bill.

弗洛之所以感到內(nèi)疚，部分是因為他知道有人在為這110萬美元買單。

“It was a million bucks to save my life, and of course I’d say that’s money well-spent,” he said. “But I also know I might be the only one saying that.”

他說：“救我的命花費了100萬美元，我當然會說這錢花得值。但我也知道可能只有我一個人這么說?！?/p>

英文來源：獨立報

翻譯&編輯：yaning