zeldman,
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This happened to my family last year, and we will be paying it off for years to come.

Only in America: How insurers avoid paying large bills for covered expenses—saddling customers with huge debts.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik0.9Lbz.-XrLUFwq3m8h&smid=url-share

craiggrannell,
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@zeldman Give it time and that kind of bullshit will be happening here. NHS to continue receiving death by a thousand cuts.

The latest from Brexit island: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-private-ambulance-east-of-england-b2522057.html

craiggrannell,
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@zeldman Obviously, that might seem cheap to the US. But the point is it shouldn’t exist at all. But this and private medicine is slowly being normalised in the UK. It’s a travesty.

VeroniqueB99,
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@craiggrannell @zeldman

This is highway robbery.... France ambo ride is free.

craiggrannell,
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@VeroniqueB99 @zeldman Still free in the UK, in theory. But because the Tories have been slowly destroying our health service, capacity is now far lower than it needs to be. So we end up with those who can pay looking for ways to circumvent the public system. Which then further embeds privatised health care. Whether Labour will actually do anything about this is also an unknown.

VeroniqueB99,
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@craiggrannell @zeldman. I'm so sorry ....

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