Man Uses $1m Win To Finally Visit Doctor, Gets Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Dies

[LadyForCamus]

One important point I made, which you happily glossed over, is that at least here, even Silver plans have deductibles upwards of 5-7k/year, with literally everything being subject to the deductible, including prescriptions.  So, even if the premium is reasonable, it’s certainly not affordable coverage.  It’s not coverage at all.

Wow, that's one effective way to demotivate someone from seeing a doctor, even when they're very ill.

Yep.  I mean, obv that number moves up or down depending on your income bracket, but still.  If you have to go see a doctor, get blood work, and then get an imaging test done, you’re probably looking at at least a couple thousand dollars in out of pocket expenses right then and there.  It’s absurd.