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And that's why COVID will decimate America if the government doesn't tell them to cut that shit out.
Best of luck America, you're probably going to need it.
Best of luck America, you're probably going to need it.
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Sadly the front runners of neither party want something like that.
She was being treated for lymphoma so I guess that's why he's was so much higher than the average with complications. But this is another example of how healthcare costs are absolutely insane.
How can a country with such shit healthcare and employment laws consider itself the best country in the world?
We're screwed. It's shown time and time again because of how unaffordable healthcare is in this that people can and will defer much needed medical services.
That pandemic is quite the perfect storm with this medical system we got going here.
That pandemic is quite the perfect storm with this medical system we got going here.
You're talking about decades in the making. We've let conservatives and neoliberals destroy important institutions and safety nets. Look at Trump's Rose Garden presser. He brought F500 CEOs. Fucking pathetic. These are not entities that know shit about a pandemic response.
But decades of thinking that private enterprise will solve all our ills does this.
As a lifelong American, this place is a dumpster fire. A polished turd. We are so colossally fucked and unprepared for this and we have the stupidest leaders across the board.
I would straight up not pay it and sue the Feds for negligence. I don't know if that's legal, but I'd try.
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that was the trick people, they got you with free but nobody demanded anything else after that
At this point, yeah 100% absolutely.
This is a global crisis, affecting everyone. You don't get to profit off of this.
And this is why millions of people are not going to go get tested even if they think they might have COVID-19. There is going to be absolutely NO controlling the spread in the US unless you make healthcare a basic human right and enact Medicare for all now.
I've been making payments on medical bills for at least the past 7 years. It's just a way of life at this point which you need to budget for. If you fail to pay the bills, they send collections after you and there goes your credit score. In this case, I would call up the healthcare provider and see how you can settle this. Only the 1% could afford this bill.
It is the best for the people it cares about, the rich and the white. If you're neither of those things you're on your own.
Yea I wouldn't pay that.
And I'm sure this just gonna encourage people to not seek help or treatment if they're positive for covid-19.
And I'm sure this just gonna encourage people to not seek help or treatment if they're positive for covid-19.
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Unless you really need treatment at that point it would be life or death
I have been saying this the last few weeks but national healthcare is and has been a national security issue.
Because of that politicians have totally fucked is.
Because of that politicians have totally fucked is.
I wouldn't pay either. There's a new precedent to set and if everyone stands up to that bullshit we can make a change. If the government really gives a shit about it's people they wouldn't keep them alive just to siphon money out of them.
This pretty much sums it up - if this is the norm for getting COVID-19 treatment, I don't see how this doesn't get way worse.
This isn't really just a Republican thing though, is it? The current Dem frontrunner is in favour of this system still.
This is why I'm staying home as much as I can...
Even with insurance, ER visits are not cheap. And if you are unlucky and get someone there that is out of network, which people find out after the fact, then the insurance barely covers it.
Even with insurance, ER visits are not cheap. And if you are unlucky and get someone there that is out of network, which people find out after the fact, then the insurance barely covers it.