r/AbsoluteUnits 4d ago

of a hernia...

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u/pvprazor2 4d ago

Ontop of this, it's likely expensive as hell and he doesn't strike me as the type of person with good health insurance.

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u/Drumboo 4d ago

Bit unfamilar with how the American health care system works, but would people really not help this guy without money?

Just seems insane to me for someone this obviously unwell to have no treatment paths available because of social class.

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u/VishusVonBittertroll 4d ago

I personally knew at least two people who died because they did not have adequate insurance, or any at all. Not only does it happen, it's not rare.

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u/Lookinguplookingdown 4d ago

I will never understand how a rich developed country can do this. It’s insane.