RE: Man Uses $1m Win To Finally Visit Doctor, Gets Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Dies
February 6, 2018 at 4:41 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2018 at 4:42 pm by John V.)
(February 6, 2018 at 4:23 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(February 6, 2018 at 2:29 pm)alpha male Wrote: You can't discuss an issue at a socioeconomic level if you treat every person as unique.
Average deductible for an individual silver plan in 2017 was $3,500. Max out-of pocket costs were $6,500. So, if this guy needed a couple hundred thousand in treatment, it would have hit his savings or put him in debt $6,500. That's not a bad deal.
Perhaps. But, what about the person with a $500/month prescription?
They pay it for 7 months, then make the co-payment.
Quote: Or the person who needs an MRI, but the imaging center won’t perform the test until they’re paid in full? Not everyone gets to just ‘start a tab’.
They use savings, or start savings, or borrow.
(February 6, 2018 at 4:33 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Why do you suppose there are so many poor folk in this country, Alpha?
Lots of reasons. If I state some but miss some you'll have a conniption fit though.
What do you think? Unlike you, I won't cry foul if you miss something.
