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Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by fabianhjr on Sunday January 02, 2022 @12:53PM (#29771324)
It is the US so unlike most of the rest of the world even if there were a lot of surplus ICU beds most people can't afford the 100K USD with insurance or 1M USD with under-insurance or no insurance it would cost them out of pocket to receive treatment.
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Re:Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among p... by baryphonic on Sunday January 02, 2022 @01:06PM (#29771537)
> most people can't afford the 100K USD with insurance or 1M USD with under-insurance or no insurance it would cost them out of pocket to receive treatment

Where are you getting these numbers? I know multiple people in the US who have needed a COVID ICU bed, and they certainly weren't paying $100k out of pocket to do so. In most areas of the US, $100k could buy you a small house.

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