On 8.8.08, My grandparents died from a serious car crash and in the back seat was my 1 year old nephew. He survived and was life flighted to the nearest hospital for emergency care. He managed to pull through and is a happy boy today, as he just recently turned 4 years old.
After leaving that hospital and being life flighted again to the hospital in our state, from one of the best child care facilities in the U.S, he was released a few days later with a back/neck brace and a few scrips to ease his pain through the whole ordeal.
The bill, $350,000+ we had insurance that covered 80% of the cover from his mothers job, but it still didn't cover the almost $100,000(edit: With interest) in debt we had to the hospitals.
A year and a half later we lost the house, and everything that my grandparents spent their entire life living for because we couldn't pay off the looming medical bills that fast approached
My mother, sister and her son our now living in an appartment bearly scraping what little they have, living pay check to pay check. Before any of this happened we were fine.
In statement, its true.
The averaged US citizen is a medical bill away from bankruptcy. And to think, someone on page 2 basically said, he would rather let my nephew die, than pay a little more to have his life and us be near scott clear of debt right now.
Thanks mate,
You have got to be the greatest American hero to defend your constitutional right.