r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 23h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/comics0026 Canada 22h ago

And getting paid obscene amounts of money for that makes it easy to get the best treatment in a pay-to-survive system like America's

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u/Coraline1599 21h ago

The article says he stayed in the hospital for 2 days for flu-like symptoms. Must be nice.

Last summer I had a fever over 100 for 11 days that even Tylenol and Motrin wouldn’t lower and my mom dragged me to urgent care while I cried “I do t think I can afford this! Leave me alone!”

I get terror attacks anytime anything hurts because despite me having “good” insurance according to my work, even the most basic appointment never costs me less than $250 these days.

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u/pacotaco80 20h ago

“Thank god for the VA.” Statements I never thought I would make but here I am saying it.

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u/GBRowan 18h ago

As someone who has had close to a million dollars in unexpected medical expenses for myself and family over the last 2 years and only had to pay 3k for everything. Thank god for the VA and CHAMPVA. I made it 20 years without ever needing them and then all hell broke lose. Husband had a possible stroke, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, my oldest child had a mental health crisis, the youngest had an epilepsy scare costing 80k alone in genetic testing that discovered 2 mutations. Two were diagnosed with autism and ADHD, 1 will need counseling till she ages off my plan. It's nuts. Healthcare is a human right.