65,000- 93,000 per kid, per show
The straightforward answer is that the Duggars are paying it. They have health insurance that covers standard check-ups, but does not cover maternity, so it isn't making a large impact on their payments. It is possible that, since Josie is a micro-preemie, they qualify for some disability papers, but the Duggars tend not to turn to public money.
Jim Bob Duggar rents out commercial properties.
The duggars pay for all of baby Josie medical expencies.
Yes, Bravo pays its reality stars for appearing on their shows. The amount can vary depending on the star's popularity, the show's success, and individual negotiation terms.
TLC did not pay for the Duggar home. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar purchased a couple of commercial building kits, and worked with their family and friends to combine them into a single home. The children worked on various aspects of the home, to the point that Michelle once joked about each child getting power tools was a rite of passage. As progress on the home slowed and some of the elements became more physically demanding, a friend of the Duggars pitched in with his crew to get push the home to completion. Some people might argue that the funds from the family reality television show "17 Kids and Counting" helped fund those efforts - but the Duggars paid for the home.
They pay US$3500
everything you see on reality shows: fake, staged, scripted. it has to be. the producers or channel could not be insured if it wasn't. No insurance, no show.
$1,000,000. Each
Gold Rush is a reality show that airs on the cable channel Discovery. The stars of the show, Old Man and Todd were paid 50,000. for the first episode. Now, if they profit on the gold they discover, that is their pay. If they lose money, the show will make it up to them with a pay check for their appearance.
The TV show Haunted House will pay people for telling there stories. It may not pay much but it will pay.
i heard about $5000
It tends to blind them to reality, because reality does not pay for advertising space.