I'm a member of a support group for a health condition I have which is fairly rare, this support group attracts a global network of posters who draw on it for support and advice.
The American posters almost all have the same complaints:
'My insurance won't cover a referral to the right specialists'
'My insurance only covers one prescription a month so I have to pick and choose which attack I use it on' (the condition can mean you'll have several attacks or flares a month)
'I've had to quit work, I have no insurance and therefore no meds'
'My insurance doesn't cover/considers these meds non essential'
It's appalling. Its a condition that renders its sufferers in hospital several times a year but with the right medication can be managed. It can, in its extreme form, kill or trigger a life changing side effect.
How does that country function?! I Really count my blessings and am so grateful for the NHS when I speak to american sufferers or carers. AIBU?
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To feel sorry for American's as their healthcare system appears abysmal
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Wowthishurtsalot · 27/10/2014 15:55
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