At the risk of once again being told what an idiot I am, healthcare in America sucks. Thanks for the present though, mom. We need all the help we can get.
By the way, feel free to tell me how great my Photoshop skills are. Some people on Lemmy love to tell me how I’m not sick and just making it up for sympathy.
Sorry… is there a community for “I’ve been pissed off for months now?”
Sorry… is there a community for “I’ve been pissed off for months now?”
LateStageCapitalism
I’m so confused
Why are you pissed?
Take your pick:
Long-term illness bringing us down to one income.
High medical bills.
Having to use birthday money to help pay down those bills.
People on the internet telling me I’m lying about it all…
Doesn’t your work cover it?
The issue is that health insurance shouldn’t be tied to employment. This could very well be a payment plan for a much larger bill, so op is probably paying off $200 a month over a year or more.
Not everyone is so blessed to have a low deductible plan. Most people have high deductible plans. Having a deductible of $6k or more is as good as being uninsured. Most people can not deal with paying $6k for an emergency - it can zero out folks bank accounts or be a hamper on their month to month budget.
Employer provided healthcare only covers about %54 of Americans. So in general it’s not a safe assumption.
I haven’t been able to handle a job since last year, unfortunately.
Oh
Get well soon. God speed
Thank you!
Doesn’t your work cover it?
- Probably not
- Definitely not with no job
Happy birthday!
You make Lemmy a more pleasant place to be, not just with your many contributions of great memes, but more importantly with your overall friendly manner. You make a real difference. Thank you.
Thank you, that’s very kind of you!
I certainly enjoy their posts/comments.
Happy birthday! Sorry healthcare in your country is so piss poor.
Hope you’re doing well! Best wishes!
American healthcare sucks unless you’re rich
At least Mayo has decent healthcare most of the time, that’s at least what I hear from my colleagues. The elephant in the room in the US is not only the affordability and access, sadly it’s also very often the quality.
As someone who has changed roles from an actual healthcare provider to a healthcare economist/manager in international health(amongst others)I am often appalled by the qualify some US facilities provide - while others offer astonishing levels of care. And often the former are the more expensive ones.
Mayo totally fucked me over to the point that I got a partial refund. I was there 10 days, spent maybe an hour seeing people.
damn, sorry to hear that. Most of our clients are pretty happy with them,but they usually are somewhat VIP so mileage may vary.
Crazy how you managed to photoshop the decimal point to the left by so many digits!
(I know, it’s only a partial payment)
On the bright side, at least you went to one of the most trustworthy medical institutions there is.
You’d think so, wouldn’t you? They didn’t help me at all. They were so shitty, I got a partial refund.
Oh damn, I was not expecting that.
I hope you get better soon. Is there any sort of cheap yet good insurance you would qualify for, based on e.g your location, disabilities, income, or anything?
I must admit I don’t know a whole lot about the whole system (though a fair bit more than your average European), but I do know there are cases where you can get good health insurance for cheap. Though I’m sure you’ve already looked into what your options are.
We do have good insurance. That’s how fucked up everything is.
Why is email address underlined??
Its not. Its the part of navigation button gestures
That’s fucking infuriating
Happy birthday and get well soon. Your Photoshop is spot on and the American healthcare system is a joke. All the best from evil socialist Europe. 🖖
Thanks!
Happy Birthday!
Your check’s in the Mayo!
Thanks. I wish it was.
Happy birthday! There must be a cheaper way to get mayo!
You would think, but those Rochester, Minnesota sandwiches are surprisingly pricey.
Also, thanks!
Get me Ham on five, hold the Mayo
Happy Birthday to us!
It’s a drag being an American sometimes, eh? (me too)
Thanks! Happy birthday!
Happy birthday. I appreciate how much you contribute to Lemmy.
I don’t read names of posts all the time, but WOW do they create a lot of the content I see on Lemmy. Thank you FlyingSquid!!!
Yep. As you have probably guessed, I have a lot of time on my hands dealing with this.
Thanks!
Having had cancer 20+ years ago as a teen I can vouch that the healthcare system here has ruined my life. Survived the stage 3 head cancer and the side effects? Wonderful! NOW PAY UP FOR THE REST OF YOUR PROGRESSIVELY WORSE LIFE! Ahh joys of unchecked capitalism.
❤️
Best wishes to you!
Cancer sucks. Fuck cancer. I’m sorry you had to go through that as a teenager. That makes it even worse. I hope you found a way to manage the side effects without being in too much pain or discomfort.
I’m alive so winning. Didn’t mean to be a downer on your birthday. We’re in this shit together. Hope your situation with medical improves!
We definitely are, and thanks. No worries about the downer thing, I would be telling everyone about how I was screwed over by the system and my body when the subject came up too.
200 bucks? You got off cheap. Did they give you an aspirin?
$200 isn’t the bill. It’s what we can afford to pay.
This month…
Yep. Especially since a huge storm came through yesterday and knocked down trees all over the neighborhood. We just got a quote to remove ours for $3500 and that doesn’t count whatever we will have to pay the neighbors for the damage to their garage. And then another tree destroyed our fence.
I’m just glad our cards have been paid down after a tax windfall or we would be well and truly fucked.
Oh my goodness that sucks