So good to let people know how the system really works. A friend’s son in Florida developed colon cancer at age 21. It was a very scary time for them as he had no insurance as he was a month away from starting law school in September, where he would have insurance coverage and he wasn’t eligible under his parents insurance because he had finished university in May so wasn’t considered a student any longer. He required 2 surgeries and multiple rounds of chemo and was in hospital for 3 months. At discharge, they received their bill from the hospital. $1,240,000. You can imagine how they felt. When they examined their bill close up, they found charges exactly as you described. A hospital-sized box of Kleenex was $35.00. He went through a few in 3 months, you can imagine. At first the hospital said nothing they could do, but offered to put them on a payment plan. With that, their son would still be paying it off after they would be gone at age 80. Needless to say, they fought it, with lawyers and were able to get it reduced down to around $250,000. Big difference. Still hefty, but manageable over time. And the best part was, their son is still in remission 20 years later. Happy ending!
It is not only america! Cancer fundraising in australia has become a zealous religion! I pray every day that I live to see the destruction of the entire western medical industrial complex! I will thank God if I am blessed to take an active role in that destruction!!
So good to let people know how the system really works. A friend’s son in Florida developed colon cancer at age 21. It was a very scary time for them as he had no insurance as he was a month away from starting law school in September, where he would have insurance coverage and he wasn’t eligible under his parents insurance because he had finished university in May so wasn’t considered a student any longer. He required 2 surgeries and multiple rounds of chemo and was in hospital for 3 months. At discharge, they received their bill from the hospital. $1,240,000. You can imagine how they felt. When they examined their bill close up, they found charges exactly as you described. A hospital-sized box of Kleenex was $35.00. He went through a few in 3 months, you can imagine. At first the hospital said nothing they could do, but offered to put them on a payment plan. With that, their son would still be paying it off after they would be gone at age 80. Needless to say, they fought it, with lawyers and were able to get it reduced down to around $250,000. Big difference. Still hefty, but manageable over time. And the best part was, their son is still in remission 20 years later. Happy ending!
I love this Julie. I'm glad he's ok ❤️
Perfect example of a corrupt healthcare system. So sad that a country as large and rich as the US doesn’t have universal healthcare.
Great reporting..This has to be published everywhere for people to get informed. The system is truely designed to entrap and enslave normal folk
Being informed is the first step to fight back.
It is not only america! Cancer fundraising in australia has become a zealous religion! I pray every day that I live to see the destruction of the entire western medical industrial complex! I will thank God if I am blessed to take an active role in that destruction!!
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Wholly fuck!!! WAKE THE FUCK UP AMERICANS
American Healthcare is too privatized oligarchs getting rich off Healthcare