And back then folks who, say, had type ii diabetes were entirely literally uninsurable in many states. Generally those states were the same ones where it was al

And back then folks who, say, had type ii diabetes were entirely literally uninsurable in many states. Generally those states were the same ones where it was also nearly impossible to get medicaid. The outcome of this is a lot of folks committed their fortunes to the local hospital, pre aca was not some halcyon era of good benefits for everyone.