PhotoAfter holding his newborn son for the first time at a Utah hospital last month, a man found a strange charge on his bill: $39.35. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Grassley, 37, of Spanish Fork, Utah, wrote that his son was born on Sept. 4. While his wife, (whose name Mr. Grassley has not revealed) was delivering the baby, he was asked if they would like to hold their newborn after the procedure at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Mr. Grassley held his son between his wife’s neck and chest, while a nurse took pictures. The Reddit thread that Mr. Grassley started was filled with horror stories about medical fees and the comparative ease of paying them in other countries.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2016 18:07 UTC