Unexplained Childbirth Medical Bills Leave Parents Tricked in Private Hospitals
Private hospitals in Addis Ababa have made it customary to require parents to pay a "guarantee payment," ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 birr for child delivery medical services. The hospitals claim they return the money after service charges are deducted. However, new parents complain that they never get the money back, and hospitals take the whole money creating bogus costs and bills.