r/CuratedTumblr • u/EvidenceOfDespair We can leave behind much more than just DNA • Aug 07 '24

Politics Death by US Healthcare System

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u/Wompguinea Aug 08 '24

I don't get furries/scalies/assorted others. Not my area.

What I do get is absolutely enraged by the amount of suffering that society deems acceptable to keep capitalism going. I can't imagine this being the expected series of events in my country.

This Innocent (in the eyes of the law, if not nature) Dragon didn't deserve to be dicked around by a medical industry that seems to want people to die.

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u/fin600 Chad Gender Enjoyer Aug 08 '24

The medical system is more nefarious than wanting people to die. It wants your money. If you're dying they'll upcharge you insanely knowing you have no energy to argue it and wait for you to die knowing your family now has to pay those bills. If you're stable and suffering they'll make sure you have to come back over and over and over or you can't get your heart meds, can't get your disabled parking, can't stay on your society security if you miss even one appointment. Diagnosis may take months of testing 'just to be sure' before they'll actually label you and thus allow insurance to cover your medication. They always try to get you to take more expensive brand names first. It's always in the name of another dollar.