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GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up in Crowdfunding

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Re: GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up in Crowdfunding

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Post by ddebernardy »

sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

Are you sure there aren't any TV shows that fit that dystopian game show description already? It seems like a no brainer winner for TV stations -- it's a glorified lottery mixed with lots of emotions, and bonus revenue if users vote by SMS. Surely some producer did that somewhere.

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Post by luckydata »

exabrial wrote: post #3

This is wonderful, it really warms my heart to see people contribute voluntarily. That being said, it appears a large portion are people that were uninsured and then came upon a major medical emergency. Why do people take their health for granted? Even those that are insured, look at the obesity and smoking rates, two significant factors in unexpected early death.

you must be very naive or your ideology blinds you, even solidly middle class people can fall on hard times when dealing with serious disease in the US.

The only reason for not realizing that is stupidity, voluntary or otherwise.

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Post by ihm »

sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

Reminds me of this comic from a few weeks ago: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/speciation

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Post by atm0sphere »

bitcoinmoney wrote: post #16
sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

Sounds like a black mirror episode? Maybe submit it?

Yeah this could definitely be one..it's a lot like the bicycle episode though so not sure they would do it so direct. Maybe they would make one about the stories of individuals who start the crowdfunding campaigns and how they're interconnected, like shut up and dance.

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Post by temp1928384 »

sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

There is actually a real game show on TruTV like this except for student debt

https://www.trutv.com/shows/paid-off-with-michael-torpey/ind...

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Post by Judgmentality »

newprint wrote: post #17
sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

I will be down-voted to hell, but I have worked in health insurance company. Large insurance companies have doctors and layers that basically sit down and make decisions about how much they will pay (if ever) for treatment. Your scenario has real life basis.

> I have worked in health insurance company

Well I'm convinced.

Re: GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up in Crowdfunding

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Post by ddebernardy »

ferros wrote: post #2

I think this is a reflection of what people want to donate/contribute to as much as anything. I’d be keen to know what percent of listings are health related vs what percent of total money raised is health related.

> I think this is a reflection of what people want to donate/contribute to as much as anything.

Just spitballing, but I'd think it's more of a reflection of how broken the US health care system is.

A more interesting datapoint would be the health vs non-health money raised broken down by country.

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Post by temp1928384 »

pault wrote: post #11
sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

Jesus, this blew my mind. Not because the concept is outlandish, but because it wouldn't surprise me at all if it actually existed, and I think it would be immensely popular.

There's one for student debt: https://www.trutv.com/shows/paid-off-with-michael-torpey/ind...

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Post by conanbatt »

sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

I think the exact opposite. Without that venue to ask for money the answer is: "get your affairs in order".

What is your answer to heavy health expenditures/

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Post by throwaway5752 »

sharkweek wrote: post #4

I like to write short stories in my free time. One that I’ve been working on over the last year is one where the concept of “crowdfunded healthcare” evolves into a dystopian game show where people go on TV and share their sob story on why they need money. Then the viewers at home get to choose who gets the show’s prize money each season through a bracket style voting system that crowns a champion at the end. I had to…

I had seen The Running Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film)) but didn't realize it was set in 2019! That silly trivia aside, it sounds like your would be a great short story in the rich tradition of dystopian art and literature.
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