View original postThis could have gone viral and become a feel-good story about society coming together to help a family in their hour of need.
Assuming it raised enough money. And wouldn't affect their potential case against the insurance co.
View original postInstead, it's another argument about insurance and healthcare.
But it needs to be another argument about insurance and health care. That's the core problem - even if this one turned out all schmaltzy from donations, the next story and the next and the next might not.
Canadian couple considering bankruptcy after $1 million bill for US hospital stay
- 20/11/2014 07:56:18 PM
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Let's embrace the health care system that failed to diagnose a high risk pregnancy!
- 21/11/2014 01:23:21 AM
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I have never particularly liked you, but I didn't realise you were this hateful
- 21/11/2014 05:48:11 PM
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Well, then I see no point to not telling you that Santa Claus isn't real. Sorry.
- 22/11/2014 01:11:03 AM
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Absolute mindblowing insanity.
- 21/11/2014 05:49:25 PM
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How can you say they did precisely the right thing, when you don't know precisely what they did?
- 22/11/2014 01:15:32 AM
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So here's a question....
- 21/11/2014 10:34:55 PM
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Reasonable bills should be paid.
- 22/11/2014 12:26:14 AM
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My only criticism is the couple's refusal to accept aid.
- 22/11/2014 02:08:28 AM
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I partially agree with the sentiment.
- 23/11/2014 04:47:52 PM
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This case does littel to nothing to advance the argument on health care
- 24/11/2014 04:41:13 PM
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Well
- 29/11/2014 05:05:10 PM
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not saying it isnt an issue just that it has nothing to do with obama care
- 30/11/2014 01:38:53 PM
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Ah.
- 30/11/2014 09:32:54 PM
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I widsh this country could have a real discussion on healthcare reform
- 30/11/2014 11:52:15 PM
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Seems to me the problem is with the 'doctors getting sued' issue.
- 23/11/2014 07:27:07 AM
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nope. but thanks for playing!
- 25/11/2014 11:01:10 PM
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Nevertheless, he is right - no country with a single payer system has a tort system like the USA's.
- 30/11/2014 10:23:43 PM
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I only know Louisiana torts, but malpractice damages are capped at 500,000 in this state.
- 02/12/2014 04:17:05 AM
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