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TikTokers Abby and Matt Howard are breaking down the cost of their hospital bill after experiencing a miscarriage.
“We’re sitting on a $35,000 bill for the miscarriage right now,” Abby said on the Wednesday, December 31, episode of their “Unplanned” podcast.
Abby explained that the pair have received three bills — with one of them over $32,000, and the other two over $1,000 each. She noted that the bills are “fine and done” but “at this point, they are past due.”
“I can’t even mentally begin to tackle those bills and look through that with everything I’m already dealing with on my end from those days in the hospital and from everything, sorting through that. I’m like, ‘Wow,’” Abby said.
She continued, “Obviously, people need to be compensated for the health care that they did for me that day. I’m not saying that. I’m not mad at the doctors, I’m not mad at the nurses. I’m actually so incredibly grateful for them. But I also know that this isn’t going in their pockets. So, it’s just so messed up.”
Abby went on to note that she will “never forget” receiving a text 10 days after she experienced the miscarriage notifying her that she owed $35,000.
“I know that I’m not the only person that has received a bill like that after something like that,” she said. “The fact of the matter is a lot of people are going to the hospital for reasons that they did not choose, accidents or just really unfortunate health circumstances. This is just the horrible cherry on top of it all is that it financially can be ruined for people.”
The couple shared in September that they lost their baby weeks after confirming Abby’s pregnancy. (Matt and Abby, who tied the knot in 2019, also share sons Griffin, 3, and August, 2.)
TikTok couple Matt and Abby Howard will not be disclosing the details of their baby’s health prior to their pregnancy loss. “I think we’re gonna keep all of her specific medical stuff private, like we would our other children,” Abby, 26, said during the Wednesday, October 22, episode of their “Unplanned” podcast. Matt, 27, agreed, […]
“At a routine pregnancy appointment, our doctor could not find a heartbeat. Shortly after they sent us in for an ultrasound where the technician said words we will never forget, ‘I am so sorry I do not have good news,’” they wrote in a joint Instagram post at the time. “That is when we got the gender reveal we never hoped for and also the news that our baby had a genetic condition that took her life around 17 weeks gestation.”
Matt and Abby wrote at the time that the “news felt unimaginable” and “the grief is absolutely devastating.”
“But we feel so much gratitude for the time that we did get to have with her. And we still have hope. Hope has continued to show up for us in so many ways,” they continued. “For now we will grieve and continue to think of ways to honor her life offline. Thoughts and prayers are more than welcome. Thank you everyone for celebrating this precious life with us for the past 17 weeks.❤️.”
The next month, Matt addressed Abby’s pregnancy loss for the first time.
“Before we get started, I just wanted to thank everybody for reaching out to Abby and I at this very challenging time,” Matt said on an episode of their “Unplanned Podcast,” adding that Abby was far enough along in her pregnancy that their baby could hear her voice. “She had a heartbeat. She had little hands, little fingers, little toes. We’re still processing that.”
He concluded, “Thank you for having patience with us at this time. This was a prerecorded episode that we decided to still share with you guys. Thank you so much for your thoughts and your prayers at this time.”
