▲ 1216 ▼ Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’ (nypost.com) submitted 3 months ago by slaacaa@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 208 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago It's also designed to keep people dependent on their employers. You land a salaries position at a company that provides one of the few decent healthcare plans in the US, and suddenly you'll put up with a lot of shit to keep that job... permalink fedilink source parent [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) There hasn't been a tax penalty in the US for not having insurance for years now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago It seems some states do impose a tax but it was struck down at the federal level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago It's also designed to keep people dependent on their employers. You land a salaries position at a company that provides one of the few decent healthcare plans in the US, and suddenly you'll put up with a lot of shit to keep that job... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) There hasn't been a tax penalty in the US for not having insurance for years now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago It seems some states do impose a tax but it was struck down at the federal level. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago It seems some states do impose a tax but it was struck down at the federal level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago It seems some states do impose a tax but it was struck down at the federal level. permalink fedilink source parent