HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Tony Benn
16 Apr 2013
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He had an accident (cut on his knee: doing his own stiches. 50 million americans with no health insurance. He sawed off the tops of two of his fingers. Has to pay 12000 dollars to reattach one finger. 1800 of the 50 million americans with no health insurance will die this year. Both had good jobs and health insurance. The health bills added up and they had to give up their house even though they had health insurance. He has medicare but it doesn"t not cover all the medication that hi and his wife need. Insurance did not cover the ambulance ride because it was not approved but she was knocked out. Another girl did not get health insurance because they rejected her because they said she was over weight. Had a daughter that is going deaf and insurance said they will only pay for the operation on one ear not both.
