Can't Afford Illness in America
Author: Douglas Bower
I had become too sick to live in America. Even with private insurance, even with Medicare, we couldn't keep up with our medical bills. So we found a country where we could, and we left.
Picture this: A childless, middle-aged couple both gainfully employed, both college educated, living a frugal but happy life, and the husband gets sick with an incurable chronic illness. The sick husband has to quit work because the illness is very serious. But, not to worry, after four long years and a legal battle, he gets on Social Security Disability and therefore qualifies for Medicare. There is also the added security of the wife's health insurance to cover the expensive prescriptions and everything else Medicare doesn`t....
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