- Dec 18, 2010
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I was debating between putting this in off topic, but since it deals with the politics of insurance, I decided to put it here. And this is a serious topic.
Middle aged man, friend of my family, in his late 40s, let go from his job a few weeks ago, no health insurance, has been suffering from mood swings and headaches for several months. The man has also been forgetting stuff lately.
Family thought it might just be a mid-life crisis that a lot of people experience.
Last night the man started running a high fever. Wife took him to local small town emergency room where an x-ray of his head was done.
x-ray showed a baseball sized tumor in the brain.
Small town hospital shipped him to larger town for cat-scan and mri. Scans showed the cancer has spread into the sinus area.
As of this morning, he is in Houston.
The family is already looking at tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Why isnt there a safety net for people who make more then what medicaid allows, but can not afford to buy health insurance?
Obama would force people to buy insurance. But when families are barely getting by, how are they supposed to pay for the coverage?
Middle aged man, friend of my family, in his late 40s, let go from his job a few weeks ago, no health insurance, has been suffering from mood swings and headaches for several months. The man has also been forgetting stuff lately.
Family thought it might just be a mid-life crisis that a lot of people experience.
Last night the man started running a high fever. Wife took him to local small town emergency room where an x-ray of his head was done.
x-ray showed a baseball sized tumor in the brain.
Small town hospital shipped him to larger town for cat-scan and mri. Scans showed the cancer has spread into the sinus area.
As of this morning, he is in Houston.
The family is already looking at tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Why isnt there a safety net for people who make more then what medicaid allows, but can not afford to buy health insurance?
Obama would force people to buy insurance. But when families are barely getting by, how are they supposed to pay for the coverage?
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