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comment by WestCoastG
WestCoastG  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How a Drug Went From $50 to $28,000 a Vial

As someone who's always had health insurance, I have absolutely no idea how receiving healthcare works for someone who isn't insured. Do you mind explaining what you did during those 6 years whenever you got sick or needed treatment?

EDIT: Also, did not having insurance have an effect on how you lived your life in terms of taking risks and having fun?





kleinbl00  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well,

- You don't go to the dentist.

- You don't go to the optometrist.

- You don't go to the emergency room.

- You don't get sick.

- You make sure you've got personal injury protection on your motorcycle and automobile insurance.

I still bought a longboard. I still rode a motorcycle. But yeah - when the fucking clown shoot put a rusty nail through my arm, I made damn sure production paid for the tetanus shot.