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proud patriot

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Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:18 PM Dec 2020

My dad was just published "A VIEW ON HEALTH CARE FROM 2028"

... way to go Dad

(snip)

I just had my third heart attack.

Let me tell you about my previous two.

The first was 16 years ago in 2012. After wasting 15-20 minutes with an ER admitting clerk demanding my “insurance information” before I was allowed access to care, a triage nurse hustled me ‘backstage’. I was diagnosed with a “minor” MI stopped by doses of nitroglycerin.

The following day the artery that had closed up was stented. The day after that I was kicked loose to the street. The ‘retail’ cost for my two day stay in the hospital and the procedure was around $250,000. My insurance “negotiated” that down to $22,000, co-pay was $2,200 plus $300 per month for prescription drugs over the next year.

During the procedure, they found that my major heart artery (LAD, the “widow maker”) was over 70% closed. Because of policy decisions designed to maximize corporate profits they did NOT open it up and place a second stent. I was not allowed to weigh in on that decision and instead was left to carry the information about a time bomb in my heart for the next 6 years.

The LAD finally completely closed a little after 7pm on June 9, 2018. The EMTs showed up at my rural farm and did a fine job delivering me to the closest ER within the critical first 2 hours.

But since no ER’s in our area are equipped to deal with serious cardiac problems and thanks to being “out of network” at that ER (only in America), I was warehoused for additional hours awaiting permission from my insurance company for further transport to care. After another ambulance ride to the airport and a helicopter ride to the hospital lawn, I finally signed a release form about 12 hours after the onset of the attack and the artery was opened and stented. The following day I was overdosed with blood pressure meds and nearly expired again. This all resulted in a miserable, sleep deprived 6 day stay in the hospital before I could go home and begin healing. Over the next few months, I received bills for co-pays and uncovered charges that exceeded $6,000 and my heart function was measured at 50% of normal thanks to 12 hours of ‘transport’ killing heart muscle.

In 2021, things began to change. (snip)

read more: https://popularresistance.org/a-view-on-health-care-from.../

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My dad was just published "A VIEW ON HEALTH CARE FROM 2028" (Original Post) proud patriot Dec 2020 OP
Wonderful, now let's get dad to the greatest page malaise Dec 2020 #1
Happy New Year malalse proud patriot Jan 2021 #7
Excellent. Sienna86 Dec 2020 #2
Article sounds like paradise... Let's do it! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #3
thanks proud patriot Dec 2020 #4
one kick proud patriot Jan 2021 #5
k&r n/t area51 Jan 2021 #6
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