Thursday, July 1, 2010

What if a usa citizen gets cancer, what treatment do they get

What if a usa citizen gets cancer, what treatment do they get?
is it true if they dont have insurance they can get no treatment? or the level of treatments can depend on the insurance they have or how much money they can pay? is it true?
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1 :
They get whatever service they go out and pay for. Unless they were wise and got healthcare insurance. Then their provider pays for the it, and the patient pays the co-pay etc. (unless you are poor...then you get free healthcare) Much like the rest of the real adult world...you don't get anything for free. All that said...US citizens have the BEST statisical odds in the world for surviving cancer.
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The poor with no insurance are better off then working people. The insurance companies deny treatment.
3 :
If they have no insurance, and are not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid, they are pretty much on their own trying to afford treatment. Even those with insurance can wind up bankrupt as they hit the established limit for coverage decided by their insurance company, but still need treatment. Fun fact: Over 50% of bankruptcies declared in the US are a result of medical expenses. And most of those people are insured.
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US citizen?lol none..you would probably have a better chance of becoming a Mexican citizen & then coming to the US illegally, then you would probably have all the benefits in the world on the tax-payers' dime.
5 :
I'm constantly having to explain this to patients. The insurance alone DOES NOT determine your coverage. It's the deal that the company you work for negotiates with the insurance. If you're not happy with your coverage, you need to get some other unhappy co-workers and talk to the head of your HR dept. No hospital can deny life saving treatment to a patient based on ability to pay in the United States. It's against federal law.



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