13% of Americans know someone who died in the last 5 years because they couldn't afford medication or treatment. We accept this as normal because our country is a --------.
#5 | POSTED BY JOE
I don't doubt it.
We've had a few experiences in the last few months owing to our pharmacy never having the new insurance on file for some reason (even though they've changed it several times in their system).
They'll ring it up and be like "that'll be $289, please, insurance denied it." Well, switch insurance AGAIN and rerun it...boom...Suddenly I'm spending more on the bottle of sunscreen and Reese's cups for my son than I am on the meds. Have, of course, also seen the before and after bills on procedures. Best one was a surgery that was billed at $12,500. After insurance I paid $150.
Healthcare alone makes it ludicrous for righties to whine that people choose to remain poor. Poor and need even a medium expense procedure? Financial setback for a few years at least.
You should have just posted that you're the idiot.
It's not about wanting. It's about being adult enough to realize much of what tax money is spent on aren't things I'll use or want, but are still beneficial.