Texas woman with Stage 3 cancer sees her insurance premium rise over 700 percent: ‘I’m going to die’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-woman-cancer-insurance-premium-aca-b2895658.html

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the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 246d

Welcome to trumps america, We are all fucked.

El_guapazo@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 246d (1 reply)

My sympathy will depend on who she voted for. Elon said empathy is a sin and the weakness of Western civ.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 245d

Most Americans assume they will never get sick. In addition to jacking insurance, Republicans killed all new cancer research so there is no hope for the future.

That's how I would do it if I wanted to cull the seniors of a nation. Cheaper than building gas chambers.

Proconsul@fedia.io · 15 pts · 246d (1 reply)

I saw this woman speaking on Youtube about her predicament. How long will it be before ACA recipients arrange to have their mortal remains delivered to the US Capitol?

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 245d

Republicans would just use the ashes as kitty litter.

Arandomguyontheinternet@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 246d

No, she is going to go bankrupt… hopefully.

Cancer is the most common reason for medical bankruptcies in the US by a long shot.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 246d

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 245d

Get the treatment and then don't pay when the bill arrives? Fuck em.