The Price of Healthcare

Weight: 137.4
Pain: 1/10
Nausea: 0/10
Depression: 1/10
Swallowing Difficulty: 4/10
Medications: Vitamin E, Multivitamin, Tylenol, Cephalexin

I logged on to my account at United Healthcare (my healthcare provider) and found out the total cost so far for my treatments. Here it is:

Total charged: $41,520.93
Total paid by plan: $26,530.97
Total paid by me: $195.00

As you can see, the cost of nearly two months of treatment is quite a lot: $41k. What's surprising (to me at least) is how insurance companies get such a great deal - nearly half. I only had to shell out 0.0047% of the total cost (mostly in office visits). Wow! I'm glad I have insurance.