The Americans dying because they can't afford medical care [View all]

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs?CMP=share_btn_fb


Millions of Americans – as many as 25% of the population – are delaying getting medical help because of skyrocketing costs

Michael Sainato
Tue 7 Jan 2020 04.00 EST

Susan Finley returned to her job at a Walmart retail store in Grand Junction, Colorado, after having to call in sick because she was recovering from pneumonia.

The day she returned, the 53-year-old received her ten year associate award – and was simultaneously laid off, according to her family. She had taken off one day beyond what is permitted by Walmart’s attendance policy.

After losing her job in May 2016, Finley also lost her health insurance coverage and struggled to find a new job. Three months later, Finley was found dead in her apartment after avoiding going to see a doctor for flu-like symptoms.

“My grandparents went by to check on her, and they couldn’t get into her apartment,” her son Cameron Finley told the Guardian. “They got the landlord to open it up, went in and found she had passed away. It came as a complete surprise to everybody. It just came out of nowhere.

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