Re:Ask HN: Need immediate medical help and uninsured, please...
by qwerty456127 on Sunday July 29, 2018 @07:40PM
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I would try another country. There are many countries where medical assistance is much more affordable than in the US (while the quality is still very reasonable) and where you can easily buy comprehensive medical insurance that would cover a lot (and without any co-funding) without being employed. If you actually have almost no money so you can't even afford an airline ticket - then I don't know how to help you (I would buy you a ticket if I weren't broke too).
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Re:Ask HN: Need immediate medical help and uninsured, please...
by needserioushelp on Sunday July 29, 2018 @08:06PM
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What country would you suggest? I could probably swing a round trip ticket on a budget airline.
Re:Ask HN: Need immediate medical help and uninsured, please...
by masonic on Sunday July 29, 2018 @11:52PM
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You can afford short-notice world travel, but you can't afford $1/month for a Covered CA policy?
Re:Ask HN: Need immediate medical help and uninsured, please...
by needserioushelp on Monday July 30, 2018 @09:44AM
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I applied for Covered CA during open enrollment and was rejected and was told to apply for Medi-cal. This was before my issue occurred. So more recently I applied to Medi-cal and haven't heard back (30 or so days ago), but my issue is now worsening and can't wait.