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Re:Inside Tesla’s factory, a medical clinic designed to igno... by prolikewh0a on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @06:12PM (#18395720)
It's the way USA rations healthcare. I've had serious knee injuries from biking this summer that I had to decide to just 'walk off' because I don't have the finances to go to a doctor, get an MRI/Xray, potentially more tests. My knees are probably screwed for life now. I feel like a good portion of the USA is going to be deformed because they can't get quality health care or avoid it at all. It's really weird having to decide that your finances and rent are more fragile than your health.

My insurance for an ER visit would be roughly $4500 right when I walked in, or they wouldn't cover anything. Every time after that though would be $300 until next year when I'd have to pay $4500 again.

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Re:Inside Tesla’s factory, a medical clinic designed to igno... by conanbatt on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:46AM (#18397642)
Reducing health care costs should be the #1 priority in america. Whatever achieves that will make drastic changes for the better in both incomes and quality of life. It is the KEY issue.

There's unfortunately no consensus on how to solve it.

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