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Meanwhile, here in the states, thanks to financial help from my mother, the over $10,000 in medical debt we've racked up over the past year is less than $10,000!
When I got married, the US medical system gave me a wedding present of about $2k in medical debt for my wife's sprained ankle. Was a great way to help newlyweds not afford to keep the (rental) house heated during the following PNW Fall/Winter.
I watched Hank Green's stand up today and he let out the secret to cancer in the US. It's the one thing the health insurance industry doesn't want you to know! Just make sure to get your cancer at the start of the year so you can max that deductible and get free healthcare the rest of the year!
You joke but....
I was in a benefits meeting a few years ago led by the insurance rep for our employee health coverage.
Deductibles came up.
I raised my hand and asked, "So if I go skiing for Christmas and snap my femur on December 26, it behooves me to delay any treatment until January 1, right?"
She didn't miss a beat and said, "Yes, that's correct."
There was a stunned silence in the room from that one.
Yup. National coping humor. But there's nothing wrong with the US, really! I swear!
Free healthcare
I hit my maximum out of pocket for the year.
Our system is so fucked up I'm actively wanting all the major medical issues coming over the next decade to hit all at once right now.