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53. American health care is a crime. It picks and chooses who lives and who dies.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #52)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 07:01 AM

Oct 2021

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I read about the fake cancer patient today and it reminded me of this, the last post by a late DUer [View all] marble falls Oct 2021 OP

Thank you. elleng Oct 2021 #1

Wow. Very powerful. dixiechiken1 Oct 2021 #2

Kicked Kaleva Oct 2021 #3

Oh my god KT2000 Oct 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Oct 2021 #5

I remember MedicalAdmin malaise Oct 2021 #6

Me too, malaise. I remember him. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2021 #35

I wonder how she is doing these days malaise Oct 2021 #36

To our eternal shame. As a veteran I get absolutely the best care from a socialistic health ... marble falls Oct 2021 #45

This was incredibly sad; if I recall his wife vowed to leave the US over it Thtwudbeme Oct 2021 #7

And - for those of us who missed it - who/what situation does this refer to (the fake cancer) salin Oct 2021 #8

Hi!!! Thtwudbeme Oct 2021 #9

Same old same old (just older) salin Oct 2021 #13

We are! Thtwudbeme Oct 2021 #16

Wow! salin Oct 2021 #21

Here you are ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #10

Thanks and (to the article/woman) Ugh! salin Oct 2021 #14

Because if we had a decent medical care system in this country, people wouldn't be BEGGING ... marble falls Oct 2021 #15

The wife's post ... It is heartbreaking, too ... marble falls Oct 2021 #18

Slaughter of Innocents is right. yonder Oct 2021 #11

Kick dalton99a Oct 2021 #12

I think medical admin was before leighbythesea2 Oct 2021 #17

What an amazing and sad story. Delmette2.0 Oct 2021 #19

After I posted this, I found MedicalAdmin's and his wife's posts and I went so angry I reposted ... marble falls Oct 2021 #20

My heart bleeds for you. WVreaper Oct 2021 #22

For clarity the OP is reprinting the sad post of a Duet who passed 2 years ago grantcart Oct 2021 #23

I know...I don't get the connection either. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #32

The connection is: Good health care: no begging: no opportunity for fraudsters. Jeebers. marble falls Oct 2021 #43

They will still do this even if we had the world's best health care. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #44

But with less cover. It makes them easier to spot when there's less opportunity to blend in. marble falls Oct 2021 #46

Like this? LeftInTX Oct 2021 #49

The connection is that neither story would have happened soldierant Oct 2021 #38

If you think that someone who commits obvious fraud would not commit grantcart Oct 2021 #48

It isn't my OP. soldierant Oct 2021 #51

just heartbreaking. i don't remember this from 2012. i don't think i ever saw it orleans Oct 2021 #24

Oh my, I'm so sorry. I'm speechless. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #25

My God. 9 1/2 years later FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #26

Thank you for re posting this.. mountain grammy Oct 2021 #27

This describes precisely why I'm investigating expatriation by my full retirement time. lambchopp59 Oct 2021 #28

K&R! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #29

In a civilized society, some things should not be for profit dlk Oct 2021 #30

Wonderful post. One of the best ever. ... nt Jarqui Oct 2021 #31

Nixon laughed when this mess was proposed to him PurgedVoter Oct 2021 #33

Oh my goodness, what a sad story! FakeNoose Oct 2021 #34

'Murika is the land of crummy, rationed healthcare with financially crippling copays. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #37

Here we are, after all these years still begging for healthcare. And we still can't get it. Autumn Oct 2021 #39

Thank you, and know how sad and angry I am about our infectious oligarchy. We'll keep pushing. rlegro Oct 2021 #40

At first I thought it was going to be Kephra denbot Oct 2021 #41

Thanks for reposting that. I must have missed it all those years ago because it's something that Vinca Oct 2021 #42

I missed this or don't remember LittleGirl Oct 2021 #47

Kicking this. With a lump in my throat. calimary Oct 2021 #50

Most gut wrenching post I have read on DU. American healthcare is a crime against humanity Celerity Oct 2021 #52

American health care is a crime. It picks and chooses who lives and who dies. marble falls Oct 2021 #53