So grateful a person with no medical degree, that’s only qualification is they work for an insurance company, decided that it was okay if my kid continues the medication she needs to walk and write and not be in extreme pain. Preauthorizations are fucking barbaric. #USHealthcare#healthcare#healthcareforall
COVID 19 is a litmus test for all of us who claim we want to see a better world.
If we are actually going to dismantle capitalism, patriarchy, colonialism, white supremacy and all of the isms that come with being socialized within it - we must dismantle it in ourselves.
The fight for a better world will involve sacrifice for all of us.
In the absence of government action to protect us from #COVID19 and not just action, but abandonment of any pretense that they care about our health as they #letitrip , we must take community centered action to protect ourselves.
We all live with internalized abelism, racism, sexism etc.
But if we are confronting this within ourselves and working to unlearn that, it is much easier to see how the governments #coviddenial / #vaxandrelax campaign is an extension of the state's willingness (and eagerness tbh) to continue to not only push the vulnerable out of society, but abandon them completely.
This alone is the case for wearing a mask, even amid social pressure, even when the state tells you it's okay.
The state has proven time and time again they do not care about our health - they don't even pretend to by providing #healthcareforall.
Why would they bother protecting us from #COVID19 ?
British people, I cannot explain adequately what absolute hell the American healthcare system is. You know how people say: "at least in the US, you can get fast treatment. At least in the US, you can choose your doctor. At least in the US, you can get the most innovative treatment"?
Lies. All of it.
The US healthcare system excels at one thing only, and that's bankrupting people.
@KFuentesGeorge
I'm an American, living near Chicago. My husband works for a large hospital chain and has #HealthInsurance that is among the best around.
He has Type II diabetes, w/ no complications (just needing pills 2x/day). I'm in my midlife, and our 25yo daughter lives with us, partly so she can keep getting her health coverage.
Our family regularly pays at least a few thousand dollars a year in extraneous medical costs (AFTER co-pay & including deductibles). Some years, it's as high as $5K (if we have any medical emergencies etc).
You do NOT want American privatized #HealthCare. We want YOUR system. We want our own #NHS.
(A reminder that more than 30M Americans have no health insurance of any kind, meaning that their "doctor visit wait times" are eternal.)
#PeterDavid has written so many things that so many people have enjoyed-- books, movies, comics, streaming, and more. You've undoubtedly enjoyed his work without realizing it. He's written things for #StarTrek, #Babylon5, #Oblivion, the #DCU, the #MCU (comics, TV, and movies), and more.
Only in America should a man as sick as he is, and as talented as he is, need to go begging to pay his medical bills, just to live.
Now you can see why the #WGA is striking. Streaming fees and movie ticket sales never trickle down to the people who do the most important job of all: creating the stories and characters you see on screen.
I rarely post a #GoFundMe, unless I know it's truly worthwhile. Please donate and say thank you to someone who has given you so many hours of entertainment.