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Man, so if you're poor, you're dead. (Original Post) tecelote Mar 2021 OP
Healthcare in the US is a con job pfitz59 Mar 2021 #1
Just legal bribery to big Pharma RocRizzo55 Mar 2021 #4
It's not 'health care' in the US, for- profit disease mgmt. appalachiablue Mar 2021 #2
A single trip to the ER last month Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #3
Daughter had a preemie baby at 30 weeks, gab13by13 Mar 2021 #5
Our healthcare system in this country is a mess. Lonestarblue Mar 2021 #6
You said it! Delphinus Mar 2021 #9
"shut the frig!" made me laugh LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #7
Kick luckone Mar 2021 #8

pfitz59

(10,196 posts)
1. Healthcare in the US is a con job
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:13 AM
Mar 2021

Sen Manchin's daughter is one reason Epi-pens are so expensive. She runs the company that makes them and git paid $16 million for her 'hard' work...

 

RocRizzo55

(980 posts)
4. Just legal bribery to big Pharma
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 07:32 AM
Mar 2021

and the rest of the medical industry.
A couple of years ago I had to be air lifted by helicopter. That less than one hour trip would have cost me more than 75k in the US. Anywhere else in the world it would have been a minute fraction of that. I am very glad that I had very good healthcare coverage from my employer.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,438 posts)
3. A single trip to the ER last month
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 07:21 AM
Mar 2021

for sudden abdominal pain required a CT scan and ultrasound. Diagnosis, small kidney stone. Given pain meds (ineffective), sent home to pass the stone. Total time at hospital was 4 hours. Just got the bill for $12,000+. Still waiting to see what I will owe after insurance.

gab13by13

(20,864 posts)
5. Daughter had a preemie baby at 30 weeks,
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 07:58 AM
Mar 2021

she stayed in the hospital for 2 days, her child stayed in the NICU unit (intensive care) for 7 weeks. Her bill was $246,000.00. McGee hospital in Pittsburgh. Hey but McGee has a yearly reunion for preemie babies and parents at the zoo.

She has a Cadillac insurance plan so her bill was like $150.00. There is a big difference even among people who have "insurance."

Lonestarblue

(9,878 posts)
6. Our healthcare system in this country is a mess.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 08:06 AM
Mar 2021

If you have good insurance through an employer, it may cost quite a lot but at least you can get good medical care. Over the past decades,mthough, as Congress has allowed big employers to change the rules, fewer people now get healthcare. I recall that in the 80s, around 70% of workers were covered by employer plan. Today, it’s less than 50%. Companies like Walmart limit employee hours to 30 hours a week to avoid paying benefits. Many companies classify people as independent contractors and avoid benefits. Smaller businesses use the excuse that they can’t afford healthcare for their employees, and perhaps some can’t, but for some greed wins out over healthcare for employees.

We are one of the riches, most successful countries in the world, yet we can’t provide healthcare for our citizens—because the Republican Party and their voters refuse to allow it.



Delphinus

(11,808 posts)
9. You said it!
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 10:45 AM
Mar 2021

I worked with a group back after President Obama was elected and we tried so hard to get folks to understand that a Medicare for All would make life easier for everyone (except those in the insurance complex).

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