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by labster
2256 days ago
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So on Friday you have good health coverage, and then you get a recorded message on Zoom from your now former job. Now you have to pay for COBRA but you only have enough money reserves for two months of housing/food. So you apply for MediCal. Nope, you have too much money. So the reasonable thing to do is to take no health insurance. Then, you get the coronavirus. Pretty bad. You’re young, so you live through it, but those days on a ventilator weren’t cheap. But unfortunately for you, the ambulance driver took you to one of those hospitals that sues its patients for non-payment. You should have told them to take you to a different hospital as you were gasping for breath. In any case, you now have a medical debt of $40000 for a week or two of ICU. You have to file for bankruptcy. Unfortunately you’re young, so you’re barely into the principal on the house. So that’s gone. Luckily, you still have your car. At least you can get to interviews for the few jobs left in the recession. But it’s sure hard to show up looking clean without a shower. At least now, you’re eligible for public insurance. |
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Up to eighty percent of people on ventilators die to Coronavirus die. (This percentage is so shockingly bad that some doctors are doing all they can to avoid or delay using them.)
Most who need ventilators for Coronavirus are older and have other health issues already.
As someone in a high risk category due to being medically handicapped, I will suggest that a lot of those people aren't hale and hardy enough to have a good job with good benefits. I've done freelance work for years.
Though, yes, it's true: In spite of the "all homeless are junkies and crazies" meme, serious health problems and their cost are a significant contributor to people ending up homeless in the US. Another major piece is our lack of appropriate housing options.
In addition to fixing healthcare, the US desperately needs to fix it's housing issues.