Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Thanks, Obamacare

It has become difficult for stories about what an utter dumpster-fire US healthcare has become to genuinely shock me, but this one managed to do that in spades:

New insurance policies expect Emergency Room patients to diagnose themselves and put the patient on the hook for the very big bill if the self-diagnosis is wrong.

What's funny is that even now, prog-dems still defend Obamacare. (Hints: It was supposed to control costs but in fact did the opposite; the working class's reaction to getting soaked by it also has more than a little to do with the fact that Trumpi is now our fearless leader, but by all means, scream about Russia some more!)

My advice: Avoid the ER. Yes, you may die, but the way you could get robbed blind if you do go there might make you wish you had died.

An update: Anthem revises the policy somewhat and does so retroactively.

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