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From what I understand only the patients insurance would have to carry the extra costs, those who were unable to pay up were given it for free.
by laHiesh1 8y ago
From what I understand only the patients insurance would have to carry the extra costs, those who were unable to pay up were given it for free.
- atonse 8y agoInsurance companies are not a charity. Of course you're paying the cost. You just pay it in higher premiums.
- laHiesh1 8y agoThat's possibly true, I don't know much about the American health care system however I can't imagine they would significantly raise the cost of your insurance plan beyond what you're able to pay because you needed a 2 week supply of drugs to treat a one-off parasitic infection. If the American health care system is so broken that insurance companies are making people destitute for receiving care then the USA has bigger problems than a single CEO.
- munk-a 8y agoThat is unfortunately exactly what is happening, as an example here's an article from back in 2018 about the 650mil being independently raised on GoFundMe to address inflated costs. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2018/08/13/using-gofundme-to-attack-health-care-costs/#7cbd75842859 https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2018/08/13/us...
- atonse 8y ago"If the American health care system is so broken" – yes. yes it is that broken.