-having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare (Reply #12)

In the discussion thread: 'There's something terribly wrong': Americans are dying young at alarming rates [View all]

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 01:49 PM

Cerridwen (13,251 posts)

12. -having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare

-having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare

Co-pays, pharmacy formularies that don't include your meds, time off from work, etc.

Insurance is not access and access is not healthcare if you can't afford to access it.

It's a shame people can't seem to grasp that concept.

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21 replies	Author	Time	Post
'There's something terribly wrong': Americans are dying young at alarming rates [View all]	Prosper	Dec 2019	OP
i have noticed that in the obits...:(	samnsara	Dec 2019	#1
Could be all these medications they are prescribing us. I don't	dewsgirl	Dec 2019	#2
Or the medicines and treatments cost too much.	Prosper	Dec 2019	#4
That too.	dewsgirl	Dec 2019	#6
Pharma needs money to create more drugs people can't afford.	Prosper	Dec 2019	#3
People's bodies are exposed to	I_UndergroundPanther	Dec 2019	#5
We have a toxic food supply	Johnny2X2X	Dec 2019	#7
Despair takes a toll. n/t	OneGrassRoot	Dec 2019	#8
this	flamingdem	Dec 2019	#10
Definitely.	Duppers	Dec 2019	#14
See WV as one of the highest? My cousin and 2 of his children have died as a result of	Maraya1969	Dec 2019	#9
You would almost think it was by design.	smirkymonkey	Dec 2019	#11
-having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare	Cerridwen	Dec 2019	#12
Totally ignored !!!	Prosper	Dec 2019	#18
Climate Grief & PTSD, Something To Consider	appalachiablue	Dec 2019	#13
Great article accurately describes our situation	Duppers	Dec 2019	#15
He describes the massive changes in Alaska beautifully and	appalachiablue	Dec 2019	#16
Yes, a documentary could help.	Duppers	Dec 2019	#17
The undeniable fact is that insurance companies know	Prosper	Dec 2019	#19
There's a war on the young, across our country, across the world.	BlueWI	Dec 2019	#20
Maybe they see Trump and no real positive out come?	UCmeNdc	Dec 2019	#21

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