“You need surgery” “SURGERY! I don’t have insurance!” “I’m sorry I can’t help you with that…” I severely fractured my finger and was given my options - perform surgery for $5000+ or cast it for $500 and risk recovering full function. Neither option is appealing. Forty seven million Americans are currently uninsured . According to CoverTheUninsured .org, people ages 25-34 are the most likely to be without coverage . Conversely, children, pregnant women, and the elderly are enjoying the actualization of subsidized coverage that’s long since been an obvious necessity with Federal programs such as Medicaid , SCHIPP , Medicare , and the recent passing of a Congressional bill to extend coverage for children. State programs provide even more support for the above niches and families. Meanwhile, twenty- and thirty-something’s wait for the new administration to slowly phase in universal coverage of some sort, but the hard truth is that we will be the last to see it . Many of us are not e...
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