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Originally Posted by Maru
Well thankfully, most people/families are insured through employers and it's usually an 80/20 (80% coverage, 20% you pay), 90/10 plan... Most plans cover treatment and diagnostics 100%.
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I don't know many Americans but the two I do know I consider my best friends. One of those friends couldn't return to America when she fell pregnant because nobody would insure her. The other ones sister got throat cancer after working on the 9/11 clear up operation. She'd paid insurance all her working life. She lives in a modern, fully paid for Manhattan apartment. When she fell ill, her medical records were scrutinized by her insurers before she was rejected. The reason: she'd had thrush in her mouth about ten years previous and hadn't told them. She was suddenly faced with inevitable death if she couldn't get treatment or the loss of everything she owned to pay privately. Fortunately for her the 9/11 trust stepped in. Fortunately she had a charity she could turn to but many don't.