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Life is Good
- Jul 27, 2009
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Thank you. It is. We're still reeling from the loss.Because of difficulties in obtaining health insurance that wasn't ridiculously high, (something like 1800.00 a month) my self-employed older brother went without the last few years. He'd never been without it his whole life."died in hospital"
insurance screw up, not denial of care
went to wrong hospital, could have gone to correct one
lied on entry form
those same kinds of things WILL occur under ACA or any form of one-payer socialized medicine.
shit happens, we are imperfect human beings, we are not owed anything but a chance to live
I could give you several examples of friends and relatives who had no money, no insurance and still got lung transplants, cancer surgeries, heart transplants, kidney dialysis, tooth extractions, and every other form of medical treatment.
Your left wing agenda of socialized govt run medicine will make the things like you listed more common, not less.
No check ups / doctor visits the last few years, generally healthy, a one-time sciatica problem years ago put him in the pre-existing condition category. Well, he thought he was generally healthy anyway.
He put off getting tests for a bowel irritation that had been bugging him lately.
Rushed to the hospital a month ago.
He died a week ago today.
My condolences on the loss of your brother! That must have been a shock.