What Did President Trump Do Now?

rostasi · 05-05-2017, 10:02 AM

Trollheart · 05-05-2017, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

That's ****ing incredible! I can't speak for other countries, but here in Ireland private medical insurance (for anyone without a medical card, which means they get free medical care as they have longterm illness, eg my sis) is being almost enforced, which on the one side is a bad thing (extra monthly expense) but on the other is a good thing, as nobody should really have to pay large medical bills once they have insurance.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-05-2017, 01:11 PM

So what happens in the US if someone gets cancer and needs treatment then? How does that work?

**Frownland** · 05-05-2017, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

So what happens in the US if someone gets cancer and needs treatment then? How does that work?

Ever seen Breaking Bad?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-05-2017, 01:12 PM

No.

I think I get the joke though.

**Frownland** · 05-05-2017, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

No.

I think I get the joke though.

Only half-joking. If you don't have good insurance or savings you're kind of ****ed. It's the biggest theme of the show, right alongside "meth is bad".

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-05-2017, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Only half-joking. If you don't have good insurance or savings you're kind of ****ed. It's the biggest theme of the show, right alongside "meth is bad".

That seems crazy to me. Is it common for people to not have decent insurance?

Say someone off here got very ill and needed treatment but didn't have savings or insurance, what happens then?

**Frownland** · 05-05-2017, 01:17 PM

They will likely get treated then given an unpayably massive bill when they recover/leave the hospital.

This guy puts a lot of American healthcare law and standards in laymen's terms. I recommend reading his stuff if you're interested.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-05-2017, 01:25 PM

tbh mate I'm not interested enough to read that link but cheers anyway.

**Frownland** · 05-05-2017, 01:27 PM

If the minutae of ACHA doesn't make your nipples hard, then nothing will.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	So what happens in the US if someone gets cancer and needs treatment then? How does that work?

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	No. I think I get the joke though.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	tbh mate I'm not interested enough to read that link but cheers anyway.