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More than 42% of 9.5M people with cancer drained life's assets within 2 years in the US .
Important distinction. Most western countries don't bankrupt you for getting old or sick. Oh boy, did i say something which wasn't Pro-'Merica?
Do lawyers get your money, or do doctors?
Best way forward in my opinion?
- Prevent as much as you can
- Dump all that money into research
- Allow for self-treatment, Lowes for medicine
"But none of these is her most gnawing, ever present concern. That would be the convoluted medical bills that fill multiple binders, depleted savings accounts that destroy early retirement plans and so, so many phone calls with insurers and medical providers." Is it like this in other OECD countries? I ask because I'm told that we in America have "the best health care system in the world."
More than 42% of 9.5M people with cancer drained life's assets within 2 years in the US .
Important distinction. Most western countries don't bankrupt you for getting old or sick. Oh boy, did i say something which wasn't Pro-'Merica?
This makes me so angry at doctors.
I'd look towards regulations. It costs 2.6 billion dollars to get one single drug through the FDA: https://www.policymed.com/2014/12/a-tough-road-cost-to-devel...
I'm more talking about the majority of your bill where the doctor basically spends 5 minutes with you and charges 2k.
I hate to be political, but anyone who looks at these numbers, and believe that the system is working properly as intended is absolutely an enemy of American Prosperity.
This makes me so angry at doctors.
Not bashing UPMC, but this probably applies to hospitals around the country. These hospitals have huge costs due to administrative and pay. As for us patients and potential patients, eliminating high drug costs by making sure people know they're finding equal quality medication at the best price is a step forward in my book.
I think that's just a corollary of "63% Of Americans Don't Have Enough Savings To Cover A $500 Emergency": https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2016/01/06/63-of-... EDIT: My comment is in reference to the old thread title, which was something like "More than 42 percent of the 9.5 million people diagnosed with cancer from 2000 to 2012 drained their life's assets within two years"
That was my initial thought, and it's definitely related, but the term used here is assets which people generally have a lot more of then just raw cash savings.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Important distinction. Most western countries don't bankrupt you for getting old or sick. Oh boy, did i say something which wasn't Pro-'Merica?
I live in the Netherlands, if I would get cancer my contracting income would go to zero, I would have to get a government mortgage to eat my home and after depleting all my assets I would get welfare of about €1000 per month. Bye-bye retirement. The upside is that my healthcare expense would drop from about €5000 per year to €500 pear year.