Why You Die

[Dreadnaught]

Is there something happening that's making you think about this?

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Is there something happening that's making you think about this?

Yes. The state of our US healthcare system: from rising medical costs to unaffordable insurance premiums/copays (which led to the ACA), and now the AHCA proposals that will drastically reduce federal funding for Medicaid, it's a big stinking mess. Something like 20% of all Americans rely on Medicaid to pay for care, including children with expensive medical problems, seniors in nursing homes, and the working poor who don't get employer-subsidized insurance. The House Bill was a big turd, and the Senate Bill isn't much better.

If WHY you die is because you live in a state that can't replace federal Medicaid funds with state funds....that means Neonatal ICU's, specialty clinics (like outpatient chronic dialysis), and long-term care facilities (like nursing homes) will close.

If WHY you die is because your employer doesn't offer group insurance, you can't afford a private comprehensive insurance plan, and/or you don't qualify for a government subsidy....AND the Patient Protections from Obamacare (that regulated the insurance industry) are repealed as planned....then the big stinking mess becomes a hot pile of shit.

If WHY you die is linked to your inability to pay for medical care....when that can mean even a simple prescription for necessary antibiotics is unaffordable....it should be obvious that our fee-for-service healthcare model is outdated, even dangerous. We've gotten hyper-focused on the insurance industry and lost focus on healthcare. Both have political elements, and since we're also politically polarized, the whole thing has become unhinged.