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Originally Posted by wittynickname
My best friend fataed up his shoulder back in December, and after being given the run around for 6 months, given Ibuprofen and told it would go away, he now appears to have a pinched nerve. But his insurance, through his employer, won't cover surgery, won't cover physical therapy. So if he wants to get his shoulder fixed (which is necessary for parts of his job), he has to foot 75% of the bills himself--and he just can't afford that, not with a crappy paying job. And he lives in Michigan, so he's just lucky to even have a job.
If you have a health issue, it can completely and totally destroy you financially. And the insurance companies just keep lining their pockets deeper and deeper and deeper. Gotta love that.
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And there are far worst stories, A friend of the family who lives in florida lost their house because their 9 year old girl got cancer, thankfully Megan is now ok but the family has to completely rebuild all they worked for including a 30g loan they got from the grandparents to buy their first house.