Lee Duna to NewsEnglish • 9 months ago‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1644arrow-down15cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up1639arrow-down1external-link‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisiswww.theguardian.comLee Duna to NewsEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square126fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@voracitudelink5•9 months agoYou don’t need to be hospitalised for Multiple Sclerosis, but you’re still sick, and it’s still costing you between $60k and $90k/yr depending on insurance(https://www.verywellhealth.com/ms-treatment-cost-what-to-expect-5409576). My ex lives in a country with socialised health care, though, and pays nothing for her treatments. You can be cavalier about it when the same is true in the US.
You don’t need to be hospitalised for Multiple Sclerosis, but you’re still sick, and it’s still costing you between $60k and $90k/yr depending on insurance(https://www.verywellhealth.com/ms-treatment-cost-what-to-expect-5409576).
My ex lives in a country with socialised health care, though, and pays nothing for her treatments. You can be cavalier about it when the same is true in the US.