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Re:Sick and struggling to pay, 100M people in the U.S. live ... by newsclues on Thursday June 16, 2022 @12:25PM (#31767919)
People live in tents because 100% of their income goes to opiates.

They can’t make more money and save it, because their needs will always exceed their income short of massive windfalls

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Re:Sick and struggling to pay, 100M people in the U.S. live ... by SoftTalker on Thursday June 16, 2022 @02:47PM (#31769519)
Yes, if you are living in a tent and are addicted to opiates, I doubt that "medical debt" would be anything that even registers on your radar. You'll get emergency medical care as needed at the nearest public ER, and since you don't have an address they probably won't even bother to try to send you a bill.
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Re:Sick and struggling to pay, 100M people in the U.S. live ... by newsclues on Thursday June 16, 2022 @06:59PM (#31772063)
I’m in Canada and there is no medical debt but homeless addict encampments in many cities.
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