Beckys comprehensive major medical health insurance plan at work has a deductible of $710. The policy pays 80 percent of any amount above the deductible. While on a hiking trip, Becky contracted a rare bacterial disease. Her medical costs for treatment, including medicines, tests, and a five-day hospital stay, totaled $9,193. A friend told her that she would have paid less if she had a policy with a stop-loss feature that capped her out-of-pocket expenses at $4,500.

a. Calculate the total amount Becky would pay under the current policy. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Becky's co-insurance cost:

Deductible:

Total personal cost:

b. Would a $4,500 stop-loss provision on her current policy have reduced Becky's cost for this illness?