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foggy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
When I was 23, Obamacare had recently passed and it allowed me to remain on my father’s insurance as a recent college grad.
I broke my talus (ankle sit-bone) into 3 pieces. Xray showed nothing. Cat scan showed nothing.
Dads insurance covered the MRI. Broke in 3 pieces. I otherwise would’ve been told it was a sprain. I’d have suffered life long consequences (worse than what I’ve got).
It didn’t cost me a dime. It cost my dad like $300. It would have literally cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars without Obamacare.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 1 week ago
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Don’t understand. If the X-ray didn’t show it, I’d figure I had a minute fracture, do what the doc said, go about my day. I’ve had many breaks, no compound fractures, but a few greenstick and the like, plenty that were so minor, wasn’t any care that would make a difference (per the doctors). Not much can be done with ribs and fingers and toes. :)
Can you explain why it took an MRI to see the break? Not in the medical field, not being mean or sarcastic, just can’t get my head around it. As I understand it, that is not what an MRI scan is for.
Yes, without the ACA it would have been far more than you could afford, but not hundreds of thousands. I’ve had a few surgeries, and not even the shattered femur was over $100,000, even with the overinflated prices.
BTW, fixing to lose my Obamacare! Nice, ain’t it?
neatchee@piefed.social 1 week ago
get out of here with your soros-funded shill story you damn communist hippie
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