These stories have me at 'WTF USA'. Like seriously, how does the US society think this is ok? Can anyone explain this to me?

Is it a 'won't happen to me' sentiment? Preferring the freedom of literally landing on the streets with one accident since you're presumably fully in charge? I do not understand, though there must be an understandable reason.

It's unbelievably horribly fucked up.

I think the only reason anyone can think it's OK is (1) they haven't had a major medical expense yet and (2) their political tribe tells them capitalism is the answer for everything.

Honestly, healthcare in the US is so broken I don't see how we avoid a crisis in the next few years because of it. Maybe it will somehow pop like a real estate bubble (sad when that's the most optimistic thing you can hope for).

It's becoming increasingly obvious that the political tribalism is insanely strong. Enough to prop up things that might've seemed outrageous a year or two ago.

> He fractures his pelvis into 14 pieces, and broke another dozen major bones including both femurs.

That sounds horrific. What sport was this?

Paragliding. He competes at the top level, and the accident occurred in competition. Think Nascar crash.

> It's like the insurance company is trying to kill him with stress.

A health insurance company, no less.