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https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/w704/beating-cancer-one-dollar-at-a-time-with-jonathan-dale
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7390638
Why is Jonathan's health insurance not covering the treatment? Is it because of the terminality? Or because of the way the US health insurance system works?
I have very little experience with American insurance systems, but it seems that the public is asked to fund the costs of a family which was let down by the insurance system, and which desperately asks for more time with Jonathan.
Personally, this makes me less inclined to donate; donating would feel like I am throwing money at a problem which a foreign country (one of the richest in the world) is not able to fix itself.
European here; I've clicked the link and read the introductory text but I am still not fully informed, so here I ask. Why is Jonathan's health insurance not covering the treatment? Is it because of the terminality? Or because of the way the US health insurance system works? I have very little experience with American insurance systems, but it seems that the public is asked to fund the costs of a family which was let…
Something analogous to a Red Cross/Crescent which does not want to influence policy directly, only to help individuals.
European here; I've clicked the link and read the introductory text but I am still not fully informed, so here I ask. Why is Jonathan's health insurance not covering the treatment? Is it because of the terminality? Or because of the way the US health insurance system works? I have very little experience with American insurance systems, but it seems that the public is asked to fund the costs of a family which was let…
I highly suggest reposting to Reddit if not done so already.
European here; I've clicked the link and read the introductory text but I am still not fully informed, so here I ask. Why is Jonathan's health insurance not covering the treatment? Is it because of the terminality? Or because of the way the US health insurance system works? I have very little experience with American insurance systems, but it seems that the public is asked to fund the costs of a family which was let…
But it sounds as though you think that not donating to this individual will have some indirect effect on improving things for other people in the future.
European here; I've clicked the link and read the introductory text but I am still not fully informed, so here I ask. Why is Jonathan's health insurance not covering the treatment? Is it because of the terminality? Or because of the way the US health insurance system works? I have very little experience with American insurance systems, but it seems that the public is asked to fund the costs of a family which was let…
And I'm going to get very political for a moment here: There is a lot of enthusiasm on HN for "market forces", and a lot of hero worship of people who could build their wealth in part because things like a lack of decent healthcare make doing business in the US very cheap.
I wish Jonathan Dale nothing but the best. Supporting him because he needs it is great and compassionate, but supporting him because he's One Of Us, when HN is usually so happy to cheerlead for a system that caused this in the first place? It makes me cringe.