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Texasgal

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24. My husband is slowly

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 10:05 PM

Apr 2016

dying of liver/kidney failure. He is currently on a transplant list. We already have medical dept at about 50,000.00. That is WITH Obamacare insurance.

My husband was gainfully employed for over 32 years with the same company. His FMLA ran out after 90 days when he had to stop working. We have SSDI currently, which is helping but medicare benefits will take two years to qualify! Ridiculous if you ask me!

We will owe close to a million once this is all over with *that's IF he makes it* and we pay a hefty price monthly for his insurance and meds.

I never thought we'd ever be in this situation ever. We will never be able to pay off the bills... it's a nightmare.

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Health insurance now costs $16,000 for average family [View all] eridani Apr 2016 OP

I am pretty curious astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #1

Most people will never be expensively sick, and therefore have no occasion-- eridani Apr 2016 #2

Opposite here astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #3

In every age demographic, 15% of that demographic accounts for 85% of health care costs eridani Apr 2016 #4

interesting yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #5

True...and in "universal coverage" systems, health professionals are paid much less. Sancho Apr 2016 #13

Closer to 2/3, and we overpay specialists and underpay Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #15

Med school tuition is free or heavily subsidized elsewhere eridani Apr 2016 #17

If you like, there are studies that detail differences of support in different systems and the US Sancho Apr 2016 #18

Unfortunately, the debt comes WAY before total lifetime earnings eridani Apr 2016 #20

Life need not be that way yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #6

I have cancer annominous Apr 2016 #7

I'm sorry this is happening to you. AllyCat Apr 2016 #8

We did and single payer came close killed by Joe Lieberman. gordianot Apr 2016 #10

Funny how people always seem to forget nationalize the fed Apr 2016 #16

It's obscene a person with your health problems would have to continue to work to keep insurance. Vinca Apr 2016 #14

.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #22

Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services. Scuba Apr 2016 #9

+a hundred quadrillion! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #23

The deductables are figured... ConsiderThis_2016 Apr 2016 #11

We need to stop using leeches. JEB Apr 2016 #19

Health care costs My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #12

FUCK Healthcare for profit! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #21

My husband is slowly Texasgal Apr 2016 #24