• Flax@feddit.uk
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        11 hours ago

        Euthanasia could possibly even be more painful than a well aimed gunshot to the head

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          well whatever it is, it’s still not covered by UHC since it was an elective procedure.

          dude chose to do what eventually killed him. just like smoking, or drugs, or being raped evidently. all according to UHC anyway.

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    1. Rape kits aren’t free? I figured that because it was a response to a criminal action it counted as more legal than medical… guess you learn something new every day…

    2. BEING RAPED IS A FUCKING ELECTIVE PROCEDURE!?!?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW!?!?!

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      When I applied for a driver’s license in Texas, they had a list of things that I could choose to pay extra for, one of which was donating money towards testing rape kits. It still infuriates that they tried to pass that off of random people.

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        One of the biggest scams the American Government ever pulled, was claiming that its responsibilities were actually that of the citizens, and that anyone who expects the Government to do anything but wield an iron fist is a “Whiny snowflake looking for a free lunch”

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          Those whiny snow flakes would really fuckin appreciate it if you called them by their proper names, billionaires.

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          That’s just a symptom of the actual greatest scam: making people think the government should be a “them” instead of an “us.”

          Its responsibilities are those of the citizens. That’s why the government exists: to regulate, pay for, and administrate those responsibilities.

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            That’s why they exist in theory. In practice they serve a social class that’s very much not “us” except for lip service

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      I’m not sure how old the image is, but I know many states (since this shit only happens in one place, it seems) have made laws requiring rape kits to be paid for by the police, even if you don’t want a report. I don’t exactly remember how it works, but you do have to report the crime to the police, so the hospital paperwork gets handled, but you don’t have to have suffer through the interview of a detective or the DA’s office.

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    So because she likely hasn’t the energy to sue, they just lie? Being raped is not an “elective procedure”.

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    I say just don’t pay it. Let them threaten you all they want, they can’t put you into collections for medical debt. Throw out their letters, block their collection numbers from calling you, don’t give those slime balls a fucking penny.

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      I never pay my medical debt lol. Under 200 won’t effect your credit btw so never pay bills under 200

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      It’s not just about the money, seeing the UHC letter in your mailbox when you are not expecting it will bring back flashes of that night and that trauma.

      It’s like knocking on the door of a veteran at random intervals throughout the year too show them pictures of the war. It’s dehumanising.

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        No, they absolutely put you in collections.

        The debt falls off the credit report in several years.

        It’s also cleared by bankruptcy, and they can’t go after your relatives for it, excluding your estate, and let’s say that if you have medical debt, your estate probably isn’t worth pursuing.

        So fuck em.

        Not legal advice.

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          They can not put you in collections (thank you, Biden). You can lose coverage, and have an opportunity to enroll in the same coverage on the next election cycle.

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        The system is deeply broken in the USA.

        Not all of the things that are broken about the system are making things worse for the civilians.

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      First off, how old’s that tweet (or whatever platform that is) you’re attempting to provide with “expert” legal advice?

      Secondly: That’s about the worst legal advice I’ve ever seen. There are actual productive approaches, but crumbling up the bills and sticking them in your ears, while going lalalalalalala I can’t hear you? If you’re not even disputing the claim, then you’re about to pay the debt somehow, maybe even through seizure of your property.

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        Not with medical bills. Most of the time you can get away with ignoring them. They sell them to a collection agency for pennies on the dollar, you ignore the phone calls or demand proof that you owe the money.

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          And more importantly, KEEP DOING THAT. Sometimes, these collection agencies are scummy as fuck. I had an agency try to collect four times for the exact same ambulance bill. Same account number and everything, and I had records from my insurance that they had paid for the agreed amount and closed the account.

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        Technically it is.

        I’m not saying that should negate any coverage that you are otherwise entitled to… Just that living is the root cause of many issues.

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        Republicans: “A woman’s job in life is to be pregnant.”

        Public: “Ok so you’ll offer support for them, yea?”

        Republicans: “Absolutely fucking not lol”

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        That’s technically better than what we have now. All we get is a single jackass deciding whether we die or not.

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          I mean, a Death Panel would have to actually stop and think about the life they’re going to snuff out instead of just going “Can you just die? Our share holders would really appreciate it? No? Eh, I wasn’t really asking anyway…”

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          At least medically assisted death panels have licensed Doctors on them, and they’re discussing at the patients request. They are not deciding who lives and who dies, just whether or not offering medically assisted death is appropriate for the patient requesting it. Instead of a broken AI just returning ‘coverage denied’ all day.

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            Meanwhile, Canada has the MAIDS program, with patients being often asked if they need help to kys over some minor, easily solved medical issue.