As health care costs continue to rise nationwide, affording medical care remains a significant and enduring challenge for millions of Americans. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care spending reached $4.5 trillion in 2022 – roughly $13,5000 per person. Of that, out-of-pocket spending accounted for $471.4 billion.

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    4 months ago

    I always find it interesting how being stressed or unhappy because of something like high medical debt is framed as a mental health issue, rather than as a normal reaction to living in a sick hyper-capitalist society.

    But hey, I suppose medicating the symptoms is more profitable than tackling the causes.

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      4 months ago

      To be fair, things like high medical debt can make stress and unhappiness in a person who already has mental illness worse. Sometimes far worse to the point that there’s a breakdown.

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    Everyone should just stop paying medical debt. I have and after 7 years of ignoring it, the debt went away. Fuck Ascension and corporate urgent cares

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    With the guarantee of high cost you also have a lot of doctors who don’t care about the patient, only their insurance card. Not saying all, but lots. At least in my 14 years of chronic illness.

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