14 Screenshots That Prove What A Nightmare US Healthcare Can Be

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Posted on Nov 17, 2021

Don’t call an ambulance — just take an Uber.

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This story of two people who wanted to get married, but couldn’t because doing so would lead to one of them not being able to afford insulin:

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This gut-wrenching headline that proves even a Nobel Prize can’t protect you from huge medical costs:

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This hospital staff that wasted absolutely no time:

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This “feel-good” headline that actually reads like something out of a dystopian novel:

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This ambulance bill that makes a strong case for simply taking a taxi to the hospital:

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This company’s idea of a fun raffle:

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This harsh reality that comes with being kicked off your parents’ insurance plan at 26 years old:

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This poor, grieving mother who got charged $60,000 by the hospital who harvested her son’s organs:

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This insurance company that basically said, “Sorry, we aren’t covering your heart transplant, but you can ‘fundraise’ to afford it instead!!!”:

Insurance groups are recommending GoFundMe as official policy – where customers can die if they can’t raise the goal in time – but sure, single payer healthcare is unreasonable.

h/t @DanRiffle

03:23 PM – 24 Nov 2018


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This horrendously vicious cycle that feels never-ending:

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This life-saving medication that’ll cost you a couple grand:

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This child who didn’t live long enough to be put on his mother’s insurance, and therefore she got charged:

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This statement that literally begs the question, “why even pay for insurance?”

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And finally, this reminder that if you have a baby in the US and want to hold it right after it’s born, you’ll be charged $40: