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Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’ (nypost.com)
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[+] 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 8 points 6 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...

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    There hasn't been a tax penalty in the US for not having insurance for years now.

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