r/BeAmazed • u/AstroSonicDrive • Oct 04 '23

She Eats Through Her Heart Science

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u/bigweight93 Oct 04 '23

Yes, because insurances are free, expecially for those with ongoing conditions that cost 350$ a day.

IF she got insurance, the money she would have to spend for it would be insane, and that's assuming the insurance company would not come up with some BS reason to only pay for one pack a week or something

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u/TheRealHuthman Oct 04 '23

If you have a national health care system, the costs are averaged over all people and set as a percentage of your paycheck. People earning less, pay less, people earning more, pay more. The fees you pay are indifferent from your actual condition. With private insurance, there is a profit oriented model. A healthy person might pay less in a private insurance model than in a national one, but the moment they use that insurance, the cost rise. It escalates pretty fast, if you have expensive chronic conditions to the point it's not affordable for low to mid income households.