No insurance? Oh my…
I am one of those 'throw away' people that our
medical society does not care about. I have no health insurance like a zillion
other people in this great nation. If I was poor enough, they would give
me health insurance for free. If I was old enough social security would
be of some help. If I was considered 'middle' class, I could afford
health insurance. But, I fall between the cracks. There is nowhere
for me to turn.
Hence, the doctors 'patch' you up and send you on your way,
knowing full well you are not cured and before long all the symptoms will
return and you will right back at their door. They can't afford
to treat individuals without health insurance. If you do have
it, tests are preformed to get to the bottom of the problem so you can be
treated right from the start. Otherwise, only the basic is done.
And medications....well, if you have no health
insurance....don't even bother trying to get an Rx filled at the pharmacy
without having to sell your house or something first. It is unreal.
People like me.....no one cares about us.
Do you know how many times I have had health insurance at
my jobs throughout my life.....dozens that I paid into and never used as I was
healthy as a horse, as the saying goes. Each time my job ended...so did the health
insurance. I spent thousands of dollars previously on insurance and now
that I need it, none are available. Oh the government will tell you it is
out there…and it is, at a price beyond logic.
So I am trapped in a vicious circle.
I am a Throw-Away. I am part of the Ones no one wants to
think about as far as the government and medical society is concerned.
Proof that....money talks.
You don't have health insurance…oh well. Then you
better have a burial fund.
