Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls

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Post by thebent » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:29 PM UTC

Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls
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Post by moviuro » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:38 PM UTC

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Post by davidscolgan » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:38 PM UTC

This is honestly one of the things that most stresses me out as I get older. I don't use my insurance much now because I'm pretty healthy, but I know my cancer risk will just go up over time.

I've considered that if something like this ever did happen, I'd move to Lithuania and do it there paying in cash over trying to do it in the US system. Universal health care can't come fast enough.

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Post by vamos_davai » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

It's such an absurd expense that I wonder if I get diagnosed with cancer, I would just deny treatment, accept death, and hand my assets to loved ones. Not sure if anyone else thinks the same way.

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Post by ucaetano » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

More than 42% of 9.5M people with cancer drained life's assets within 2 years in the US.

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Post by crimsonalucard » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

This makes me so angry at doctors.

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Post by this_user » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

In the US.

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Post by RIMR » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC

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.

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Post by zawerf » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:40 PM UTC

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"

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Post by jonlucc » Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 4:40 PM UTC

crimsonalucard wrote: post #6

This makes me so angry at doctors.

Why at the doctors specifically?