Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn

Re:Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplift... by perl4ever on Sunday August 18, 2019 @11:47PM (#20734731)

There is an enormous amount of rhetoric about how terrible the US system is, but the differences seem very nuanced every time the details are discussed.

In the US, hospitals are required to provide emergency treatment. When I was uninsured and needed emergency treatment about 14 years ago (before the ACA/Obamacare), the hospital made an attempt to help me apply for public assistance (Medicaid), because they assumed I would not be able to pay. I ultimately paid the bill in full, out of a (perhaps misguided) sense that I should because I could, but I was told at some point that they normally wrote off half of any bill not covered by insurance.

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Re:Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplift... by tripzilch on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @10:52AM (#20747622)

The not-very-nuanced difference is the frequency with which people find themselves without affordable access to healthcare, and the scale of magnitude of the price tag when they have to pay anything.

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Re:Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplift... by perl4ever on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:59PM (#20753457)

It seems like you are making an effort to describe the situation in a manner that connotes authority and facts, but it would be more constructive if you used terms with clear definitions and provided the numbers that you are describing.

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