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It is not being left to die because you can’t afford treatment. It is bad enough that we don’t need to exaggerate.
> It is not being left to die because you can’t afford treatment. It is bad enough that we don’t need to exaggerate. If you don't have the money to pay, hospitals in the US are only required by law to stabilize you . So, for instance, if you can't afford cancer treatment, you'll likely die of untreated cancer.
This way people don’t die from untreated cancer.
Getting diagnosed early when uninsured is where we fail as a society. Our politicians cover up this failure by giving them Medicaid so we spend $500k treating advanced disease and they still die, rather than universal coverage.
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> It is not being left to die because you can’t afford treatment. It is bad enough that we don’t need to exaggerate. If you don't have the money to pay, hospitals in the US are only required by law to stabilize you . So, for instance, if you can't afford cancer treatment, you'll likely die of untreated cancer.
In South Carolina, where I work for a hospital, you automatically qualify for Medicaid when you’re diagnosed with cancer. This way people don’t die from untreated cancer. Getting diagnosed early when uninsured is where we fail as a society. Our politicians cover up this failure by giving them Medicaid so we spend $500k treating advanced disease and they still die, rather than universal coverage.
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Boris Johnson, PM of the UK, got his COVID care from the National Health Service, and while I imagine he got some VIP treatment, the delta between rich and poor in the US is the same as life and death. It's not an issue of an extra comfy pillow and a room with a view, it's being left to die because you can't afford treatment. Other countries don't do that.
> it's being left to die because you can't afford treatment What? Emergency rooms can't refuse people in the US.
Having chest pain? What if it’s just indigestion, you don’t want to go to the ER and have a $5000 bill. Oops, it was a heart attack and you’re dead. This is an actual discussion I had with one of my parents. Luckily, in that case it wasn’t a heart attack, but this is the patient-hostile system we’re working with.
The thing I always say is that when you allow health organizations and insurance companies to be for-profit, profit is going to be prioritized over health.
Very curious how monoclonal antibodies seem to be usable for a very wide range of applications. I have been taking monoclonal antibodies every 2 weeks for more than a year now with Dupixent for atopic dermatitis. In my 30+ years on this earth only steroid creams ever worked to treat my eczema, that is until this monoclonal antibody treatment came along and for all intents and purposes completely cured me. To know tha…
America has long ceased to be a meritocracy.
It's a shame - there very people who should see the consequences are the same who won't. America has long ceased to be a meritocracy.
Minorities have never been on a level playing field, so I'd argue it never was nor could have been a meritocracy anyway. It was always corrupt from its founding. That would seem to be a necessary first step.
Maybe you don't like he's friends with Trump. If I had a friend who'd pull any strings to save my life, I'd be honored and humbled and prayed for him as long as I breathe.
It's a shame HN gets flooded with hateful journo tripe of the lowest degree.