A Desperate Act to Get Medical Insurance | New Amsterdam | MD TV

[@hannahscholtzz7355]

this reminds me of that one guy who went to the bank and demanded the bank teller to give him $1 in the calmest way possible. there was no weapon or even a raised voice. he just handed her a note that said to hand over $1. then he sat down and waited for police to arrest him. in jail, he got treatment for his medical conditions. healthcare is so bad in the US that it's come to this

[@downhomesunset]

Same with homeless. They will do similar petty theft in order to get three hots and a cot.

[@Mal-u-Envy]

Healthcare isn't bad, health insurance is

[@ascheparker2340]

My grandfather did this same. Committed petty crimes to have a roof, food and healthcare

[@nicolehegarty4749]

There was a similar episode of Drop Dead Diva where a guy couldn't afford medical treatment so he robbed the main character in order to get treatment while in jail etc.

[@LB-wn6ur]

Damn he should have chosen a different crime than a bank lmfao 🤣

[@swimfast724]

I can't believe we've let it come to this. To purposely crash your car to be able to afford medical treatment is the most outrageous but also saddest thing I've ever heard

[@wristdisabledwriter2893]

The saddest thing is the 7 dollars. If medical insurance costs 7 dollars in full they wouldn’t have crashed the car

[@hardwirecars]

its almost the most foolish thing you can do in the usa hospitals can not deny treatment under penalty of law they can not take your information till you walk out of that bay and they cant check you are giving them correct information. now if you want to do it the legal way 99% of all hospitals in the usa have a charity tasked to them united methodist do this alot tell them you are out of pocket and destitute in the usa that means you are below the poverty line as most are right now and about 90% of the bill is taken off. stop with the fear mongering you can get help in the usa and not be bankrupted.

[@Boo-pv4hn]

The uk government want our health Care to go private I’m dreading the day this is us too

[@SaberRiryi]

America! The greatest nation on Earth!

[@lostheartslostminds]

Welcome to America. Land of the Free...

[@toocutepuppies6535]

Sad fact is that NONE of these people would ever actually be covered by that van insurance policy - because their conditions pre-dated that policy. And, THAT'S the way it really works in America.

[@rachaelramos]

Well they just dug themselves into huge debt. Some people are airheads lol

[@optimusmikey]

incorrect

[@juanio7036]

@@optimusmikey explain?

[@evr0.904]

@@noahr1259 Don't bother trying to be logical with these people. This is a fucking TV show and people are in the comments acting like it's real...

[@devinxoxo8350]

@@rachaelramos this is a really ignorant way to look at the subject considering sometimes that isn’t even the issue it’s not having the money to begin with or if that is the issue often times it is medical debt that piles up from circumstances out of their control.

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

i found it funny that they were like "oh you had pre-existing medical conditions and you crashed near a hospital??? suspicious"

[@tobioiman12]

That's true it's sus

[@nuzhatnayeem1119]

@@tobioiman12 I just find it so funny because both my university and my workplace are near a hospital so if the doctor is like "we think you deliberately had an accident" im like wtf???

[@tobioiman12]

@@nuzhatnayeem1119 I understand what you're saying like all those people come at the same time it's like super suspicious but I don't get it why did the doctor let her get away with it.

[@brandonmcglocklin9040]

@@tobioiman12 well mainly because it's a tv show and also on the principle of allowing the many people the medical care they needed that they otherwise couldn't afford. Medical care is hella expensive in the US

[@tobioiman12]

@@brandonmcglocklin9040 okay If you say so

[@ultimantwarrior5005]

“No excuse me, I am not a ma’am I am a miss” True legend right there being so joyous after an accident

[@101spacemonkey]

To be fair all my friends and myself have pre existing conditions. So it wouldnt be all that unusual tbh for friends to have bonded over their shared experiences of illness and potentially be in a car together.

[@defunctdefunctdefunct]

I was just thinking that, if it hadn’t been for that woman showing off her van insurance research, I would’ve said they all took the dollar van. Unfortunately in our community, you can find a whole host of conditions within a block.

[@MorganChaos]

Especially given how pre-existing condition is defined sometimes. I knew someone who had taken antibiotics for an infected scratch and got denied insurance 6 months later because that was a pre-existing condition. Even though the infection was completely gone and antibiotics are utterly routine. (To be fair this was pre-ACA, I don't know how this would go down now.)

[@centcent7337]

I feel IRL the emergency room would just fix any broken bones, but tell them to schedule a visit with a specialist for the major pre existing issues.

[@TeenyMarieSixx]

Yep

[@mavicityrelayson2924]

I'm from a developing country but after watching all these medical shows and docus, God I wish US citizens get better health care. They deserve it. Everyone deserves it. I don't want to see 10yr-old golf-ball-sized lipomas, I don't want to see diabetics having to pay so much for insulin... just... get it together, USA. It's heartbreaking to see you like this. You wanted us to look up to you but now we're just sad at what we're seeing.

[@josephengel2091]

There are millions of us Americans who are infuriated by what we’ve become and millions more that feel helpless to change it. We know we can do better, but our leaders won’t lead when we really need them to. Alternatives to the status quo are derided as unrealistic pipe dreams in our media and those who wish to chart a better course are all too often denied a platform by the powers that be. Our politicians listen primarily to the wealthy and well connected who bankroll their election campaigns and not to the people who vote them in. There’s always money for another war, for fomenting a coup in a developing country, for fancy gadgets for the nerds in the military and for our spies, but never enough for healthcare, education, reliable transit, or combating poverty at home.

[@Richieblueeyez88]

HELLO LOVE IM FROM AND LIVE IN AMERICA I DONT KNOW Y OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE HOWEVER THERE ARE VERY AFFORDABLE THAT ARE LOW COST OR FREE AND WE HAVE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PLUS OBAMA CARE SO THE 7 EXTRA DOLLARS THAT THESE PATICULAR PEOPLE PAID COULD HAVE GONE TOWARDS SOMETHING ELSE HOWEVER TO GET SOME KIND OF INSURANCE U MUST MEET A AGE BRACKET OR A PATICULAR FINANCIAL BRACKET, YES THERE WILL STILL BE SOME PEOPLE THAT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, WE LIKE ALL PEOPLE DESERVE ONLY THE. BEST MEDICAL CARE WEATHER WE CAN AFFORD IT OR NOT. BLESSED BE TOO U LOVE

[@optimusmikey]

healthcare is a personal responsibility

[@shosha101390]

Welcome to the real America. I haven't known many people from here that don't wish it was as bad as it is. The dream is freedom the reality is police who prevent parents from going in to save their own children from a school shooter and outrageous healthcare prices. It's not a surprise why so many snake oils get sold as treatments. The real deal is too expensive

[@joshuahudson2170]

@@optimusmikey And these insulin prices are an outrage that stinks to high heaven. CA government's plant can't come online fast enough.

[@fennek1nviking]

I love this Christian lady ngl. She isn't that crazy unlike some Christians, she is just overly caring and she is know that God isn't gonna save them but doctors can. I have seen so many cases of Christians saying "God will save me, I don't need your help" to doctors and wanting to leave. God gave us the people, knowledge, and equipment too be able to heal most health conditions, stop being ignorant and accept the help.

[@SurprisinglySalty]

Mhm, the thing is god saves people through different ways. Some people unfortunately are like that, I haven't heard anybody who is other then through dramas but it happens sometimes. I agree with the last bit aswell.

[@amandasnider2644]

I'm a Christian Lady. I say, God made the doctors, the nurses and the scientists and they do his work healing the sick.

[@Americanpatriot-zo2tk]

Well I’m a registered nurse for 34 years I am yeah we can fix some things this is not the way it is on TV. As far as things go your life when you live in when you die is in the hands of God simple as that.

[@yaraviera4444]

God bless this program. Sometimes insurance won't cover patients needs..thanks so much for this program

[@mcnoneya]

The fact that she did it deliberately negates the policy. But the doctor lied on her behalf.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

This is why we need Medicare for All.

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

i love how this show addresses the many flaws in the medical system, especially in america

[@rachelgarber1423]

Only in America apparently only developed country, among the richest if not the richest in the world and this is what it’s like

[@rachelgarber1423]

It’s the greedy insurance companies really

[@nadineware9874]

There is a moral deficiency in a country like the USA, when they treat their senior citizens with such deplorability. I bless my country, Canada, for being able to walk into a surgeons office and not worry about the cost.

[@immaturedemolitions8220]

Well......you see, a guy with cancer had to wait 3 months before he could get his first treatment. In canada

[@potocatepetl]

@@immaturedemolitions8220 in the US, you never get it if you have no money or a good enough insurance/job...

[@NortelGeek]

@@potocatepetl If you have cancer in the US, and you're a child, you can get cost-free treatment. Also, if you're an adult, you can walk into just about any private hospital and receive care paid for by assistance through that hospital. I had to stay in the hospital for over a week one time, and they sent me a check for $25. When I called to ask why, they told me that I was provided assistance with an overage of $25.

[@potocatepetl]

@@NortelGeek So your solution is to be a kid. Guess what, in almost any other civilized country you do not have to be lucky or a minor to have access to treatment and have the opportunity to live. And I doubt any American can enter any private hospital and be welcomed... don't spread rumors!

[@Mamaaudri]

Interesting. The same plan you're on in.. Canada.. had a man who I looked at as a father figure spend thousands of dollars on a Citizenship based on the fact they didn't want "outsiders" to spend un-needed money meant for their OWN citizens. You know, after he got his citizenship. He ended up having a very nasty terminal brain tumor that he had diagnosed too late to help give him those needed years to get his affairs in order. He married a citizen of said Country six months prior and she IMMEDIATELY had him sign a piece of paper granting her full access to his life long fortune that was meant for HIS children. He died alone and penniless while HER and HER children got his money. Meanwhile, my dear friend's brother died because of the funds she cut off to him in a treatable illness.. and my friend was left with nothing. So, yeah, nice Country there. It's without fault. Sure.

[@Whitneypyant]

This scares me. I had colon cancer and I been cancer free for almost two years now. If I ever need new insurance would denied me insurance because of my cancer diagnosis

[@yimwaili5425]

Cancer for emergency 🆘 a month of December

[@barbarawilcox182]

Not in California.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Pretty sure they’re not allowed to deny you for pre-existing conditions

[@tabkaliO]

The affordable care act made it illegal for insurance companies on the exchange to deny insurance. Before Obamacare I was denied insurance because I forgot to put that I had had a sinus infection that I needed antibiotics for five years before.

[@callumc9426]

If this doesn't show how stuffed up the American healthcare system is, I don't know what does. As a 21 year old who lives in New Zealand and relies on universal healthcare policies to reveive the medication I need to survive, I could not fathom this.

[@eliotasterforrest5026]

Same here. I have tons of chronic illnesses and even though the care here isn't great for me being disabled and trans, by christ is it better than in the US. I'd be dead so many times over if I lived there.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Healthcare is great, health insurance isn’t

[@BiscuitBakesBangers]

the first two minutes is like when someone says the Q word in the A&E clerical department

[@kms7527]

Thank God I live in a country with free health care for everyone. This would never happen in my country

[@crucisnh]

Nothing is free in life. Your so-called "free" health care is paid for with ridiculously high taxes.

[@kms7527]

@@crucisnh no its not..and I'd rather have this than.the American system which is garbage . I had sepsis was in icu for 4 days and hospital ward for 10 days. No bill.. my best friend type 1 diabetic..all her medication and care is free.. a friends mother had breast cancer twice. Best care in the world free...noone in my country dies because they are poor or don't have insurance and noone ends up losing their home or bankrupt because they get ill..I've had 2 kids..best care all free..didn't leave the hospital with a 50 + grand bill... your country's health system is absolutely deplorable.

[@NortelGeek]

If I were to come to your country and get a job, how much income tax would be taken from me? I assume since you've stated that healthcare in your country is free, then I wouldn't be taxed for it. Is my assumption correct, or are there charges to access your country's healthcare system that you were unaware of?

[@jasminechapman1472]

@@NortelGeek depends on which country you go to, but tax would be 2 maybe 5% more taken off your check.

[@officialmackenziegracemars147]

@@kms7527 it’s getting better tho for diabetics here with the build back better bill thank God! I can’t keep paying this much money for medical supplies and go to college!

[@nephtys369]

If we are going to be technical, he didn’t lie. It COULD have caused the accident. It didn’t in this case, but it could have.

[@Catie2828]

"You spend your life wondering what salvation will cost. And it turns out the answer is seven dollars and fifty cents." "All I had to do was one scary thing, and all our prayers were answered." "Sometimes you wait for the right hand of God, but sometimes the hand is you."

[@bluesun3909]

I know this character is meant to be as an extreme but I honestly believe with that last line that that is what Christianity is meant to be. There is a line that cannot be crossed, and the “law of the land” does not always meet that line. Bending the rules is almost always okay in good faith.

[@andrealynn776]

As a Christian- none of this episode was Christian. Don’t listen to it. Salvation is a free gift and you can’t put yourself in God’s position. Because then you take it into your own hands and do the wrong thing. Let’s not glorify that

[@YesIlikebananasSo]

@@andrealynn776 sorry, can you elaborate? I genuinely want to understand your point of view. Should they not have intervened in their own way and just eventually passed away without any healthcare?

[@carolinamariaicardi3760]

@@andrealynn776 Religion is deeply personal and it’s up to the individual to interpret scripture and teaching in their own way and the way you see salvation is completely valid but what this character did would also be in accordance with scripture and valid. “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13

[@stephenking5852]

@@bluesun3909so in other words, will you choose the law of man, or the law of God?

[@yaraviera4444]

I have epilepsy..an yes sometimes if the blood sugar drops a person made have an attack or if the blood sugar goes too high..thanks God I'm under control

[@ButtonsCasey]

Yeah seizures can happen if glucose is out of whack, for anyone. Epilepsy does have triggers, four main ones to be exact, but glucose isn't listed as one. Stress, caffeine, lack of sleep and heat, affect epilepsy.

[@josephparungaoandchristine7362]

It might be not on the list but definitely seen many patients who have seizure attacks with low glucose level.

[@Americanpatriot-zo2tk]

I am very happy that you’re doing quite well greetings from Kentucky.

[@elizabethrivera1962]

This is the painful reality of most older adults in the USA. Why do you think so many people (me included) are opting to retire overseas? I’ve done my research and even though Canada is one of the most expensive ones there are many other options.

[@Vyvyarth]

Idk why this ep makes me tear up so much

[@zombiemom3380]

You could fill a bus right now full of people and I'm sure everyone of them will say they need medical care in some way and can't afford it

[@tenderprecious]

This breaks my heart...deep

[@kookycoolauntkaryn5884]

God bless this woman ❤

[@rosemaryroman7756]

I'm 55, I've worked since I was 14 years old. Now I have long covid and can't work at my former job, can barely function. I have no insurance, no "socialist" healthcare because my husband still works - he's a 70 year old veteran - and I'm unemployed. If I get any sicker I am literally just going to lie down and die.

[@oliverdyer9155]

this is so sad

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

Weird episode. As if most older Americans don’t have pre-existing conditions.

[@potocatepetl]

they do, but these ones had and were not treated until that point. or maybe the "accident scene" was too obvious.

[@elizabethrivera1962]

Exactly! And we are denied life insurance and affordable supplemental medical insurance because of those conditions.

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

@@elizabethrivera1962 I’m saying it’s not an anomaly for a doctor to go investigating into a church trip. Y’all are so obtuse.

[@MHWM2014]

@@b2kzangelalwayz i understood 🤦🏾‍♀️I don’t get what was so hard about your statement

[@gracesutton1359]

anyone else notice the suttle way the show added background characters like the dude with blue hair or the girl who wore the head scarf ? XD

[@Doyamn]

you got to do.....what you got to do PERIOD. This society and world set humans up for failure.

[@immaturedemolitions8220]

Only 10 units of insulin for 550!?!?! BOI ID BE TAKING SHOTS LIKE CRAZY JUST TO GRT IT UNDER CONTROL

[@Evagealia]

I love this show. But honestly the show wouldn't exist if America just had universal health care like other first world countries. This show would not exist in Australia.

[@swimfast724]

Why were the police even there? Did someone report her?? Who would do something like that??

[@shadowrobot7708]

I wouldn't have reported her.

[@brianhaflin9799]

She did crash a van with many people getting injured. That is automatically a police investigation and that doesn't include the fact that it's possible the hospital might be required to report anything suspicious.

[@jessicareeves4565]

America is all about GREED and WEALTH that's why we don't have decent health care here.

[@Americanpatriot-zo2tk]

7.50 per person. Wow! They would get FREE insurance and we all know why!

[@joeymorton4878]

The funny part is I am not mam I am a miss 😂😂😂

[@EPrimeify]

Janet/Lauren looks good with the short hair.

[@Wodenseyes]

I have a chronic illness and it’s going untreated bc the medication is 2,700$ a month. I don’t have insurance or any help so im stuck just suffering in extreme pain and losing mobility in my joints slowly

[@allinotte4263]

Then what happens????

[@asmerX100]

i thought the travel insurance will only cover for the injuries caused by the accident and not the pre existing condition before the travel..someone please clarify

[@spdcrzy]

If the injuries caused by the accident revealed other complications down the road, it may fall under that same umbrella.

[@just-tess]

she said she read the whole policy, she would have to know that a deliberate action would negate it... so disappointing when they create these obvious holes for no reason

[@mscardioqueen]

It's a shame this is what someone would have to do to get proper care in America.

[@cheetavontiebolt9971]

Poverty is not a virtue it is an obstacle

[@callumc9426]

If you were dying of heart failure, would you say it's an "obstacle" to overcome? Would you refuse a heart transplant out of belief that God "has a plan for you" and if he wants you to die, then so be it? Yeah, thought not.

[@stephenking5852]

Are you sure about that? “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven.” Luke 18:25

[@FullTimePatient37]

5:58 so sad😢😢😢😢

[@EZ-D-FIANT]

That poor insurance company getting ripped off like that, what the......😅

[@MsWiccanpriestess]

Europe and Canada have universal health care services and yes a small price comes out of a person's paycheck to pay for medical services and medications and various treatments but it works for Europe and Canada and it could work here in the states but RepubliKKKans voted against it, and Democrats were all for it, but the price of universal health care would have to be heavily taxed and all the while millions if not thousands of my fellow Americans have to go without proper healthcare services.

[@the_eHermit]

you forgot South Africa

[@mj85432]

Not only from paychecks, a big part of it (at least in Europe) comes from the taxes you pay when buying things too.

[@klannstyle]

I'm wondering how this kind of things are let out in the open. Glad that they do though! People need to wake up from a long time but instead of that it's just a few that rise the issues and the masses just stay in their places with no reaction... or maybe just writing on fb or other social and thinking they did their part. It doesn't work that way. Eh... words and words again...

[@Loveroffood41]

You all talk about Medicare and medicaid for all but it is not as great as everyone says it is. And my parents fought to get me on it for years and even then it doesn't cover everything.

[@scottw6704]

Medicare Advantage has been great for me, personally. And I was grateful to have Medicaid when I needed it badly, years ago.

[@mikealalee2889]

I love the look religious people give others when theyr like "you dont have to be religious to pray for someones wellbeing." Because you dont. You can pray to the universe. Or the trees. You can ask anyone or anything to give a little energy to that persons health. Doesnt have to be god or someone religiously concerned

[@DoctorCVC]

I do appreciate that perspective. But as someone atheist myself in my personal experience it still can put us in an awkward situation. A lot of Proselytizers tend to try to bring us or force us back into religion, challenging us or trying to pressure us into following their practices and views. And for those of us who were previously religious and left religion, participating in religious acts can bring forward past traumas. I get the healing/comfort prayer can bring, but I would hope any well-meaning believer consider these things before asking us.

[@realteamwall]

why is there a blue hair

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

Because my TC jr didn't have a grey pen.

[@mikealalee2889]

Wait so did he make her sick to cover for her?

[@chrissycopeland8064]

She was already sick, and her illness *could* have been the cause of the crash, but in her case she chose to crash the bus and the doctor knew it

[@jownajowana]

I'm so thankfull for not living in the US....

[@andyt2k]

MRKA!

[@mlu007]

American health care is the best in the world (for those who can afford it).

[@madisongrogan642]

Somewhat. I have multiple conditions. It took over 8 years to get a proper diagnosis for most of my problems. Most of the doctors I’ve met are ignorant and assholes

[@ashleykneebone2306]

Not even. American health care doesn’t even rank in the top 5, for outcome of care and aftercare.

[@chrissycopeland8064]

And for those of us who can't we get none...too poor to afford our own health insurance, too "rich" for government help. We barely pay our mortgage and utilities and often go to food pantries

[@SusanHukel-rm4lg]

And with racial bias,that's just one more strike against people who aren't wealthy and fully insured.

[@Skittlez976]

I have the exact same tackle box lol

[@jamedlock83]

Prayer changes things! God always listens

[@valoulou9152]

I hope He does

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

In my experience He always answers, but sometimes the answer is No.

[@bryanandhallie]

I don't believe in god, but I believe in this woman

[@grizzly6018]

USA has the best healthcare system in the world, only those who are able to contribute to society are able to get access to it and thats how it should be EVERYWHERE to separate the wheat from the rye. By giving handouts and free rides, youre incentivising dependancy and decentivising independancy. The same countries that have medicare also have laws against free speech. Never forget that the government who gives you everything means they can also just as easily and quickly take it all away if you dont bow down and obey them

[@zacharyspalding3858]

USA is not fair place.

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

13th to comment

[@yeetgodpro1324]

4th to comment

[@Richieblueeyez88]

I MUST SAY THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES, JESUS WAS THERE TO HELP IN MORE WAYS THAN WE COULD SEE BLESSED BE ALL

[@michellsmith4693]

This is make believe. A bunch of writers in a room made it up. No higher power was involved in making this fictional TV show.

[@optimusmikey]

it's not that hard to get health insurance in the US, nor is it as expensive

[@optimusmikey]

nor is it hard to get access to affordable health care