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As someone who didn't have any kind of health insurance growing up, and had both parents working for hourly wages, I would like to add that it is a little more
by ProfessorLayton 9y ago
As someone who didn't have any kind of health insurance growing up, and had both parents working for hourly wages, I would like to add that it is a little more complex than "irresponsibility".
My working-class parents would have certainly felt the impact on their budget spending ~$50/person for a shot that might not even work that year, not to mention the money lost by not working to go get the shot.
I think people should get their flu shots, but am a bit more hesitant to judge those who don't.
- ceejayoz 9y agoUnder the ACA, the flu shot is free (no copay/deductible), and everyone's supposed to have insurance. Cost should be a substantially lower issue than in the past.
- waterphone 9y agoThere are over 27 million uninsured people in the U.S.
- ceejayoz 9y agoYes, which is down by half (plus the folks whose insurance didn't cover it pre-ACA), hence "substantially lower issue". That leaves 300 million people for whom cost is not a good reason to avoid it.