I Found The Worst Streaming Service Ever

(Or, why health insurance in America is ridiculous.)
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[@austinmcconnell]

make this go viral so i can afford heart surgery, I guess? idk

[@sean.isnothere]

okay

[@cseblivestreaming]

We‘ll think about it

[@sunnex474]

@@sean.isnothereare you okay?

[@amazingthings6103]

OK

[@SunDry_Marchy]

What the Is your heart doing okay?

[@samanthaw.861]

Guys I think this might be a metaphor for something

[@johndelagarza361]

I caught that as soon as deductible was mentioned.

[@rdbury507]

Yeah. At some point I thought "Wow, this sounds almost as bad as the US healthcare system."

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

It just might.

[@JHaven-lg7lj]

You might be right?

[@jeremyfischer7856]

No, it's satire.

[@TapOutCorner]

Just $450 more and we can afford the Bronze plan!

[@MatthewConnellan-xc3oj]

For one month. And you also need 50$ extra to even watch a thing.

[@lynashmcmash4427]

Now wait 10 business days so they can approve your purchase of the plan

[@Goldfighter5]

Holy cow 500 dollars

[@nilly0052]

You're a saint dude

[@earthling_parth]

Thanks from the rest of us plebs for this donation.

[@voxtrongeneraider1970]

it took me a little bit of time to realize this isn't mocking TV subcription services THIS IS JUST AMERICAN HEALTHCARE

[@romancatholicgameing]

THIS IS WHAT AMERICAN HEALTHCARE IS?!?!?! Goddamn I knew it was bad over there but I didn't know it was THIS bad.

[@Fattts]

I think he's mocking both of them honestly

[@MysteriousSubstance]

Oh same Rewatching it with actually understanding it now haha

[@ChillaxeMake]

@@romancatholicgameing This is insurance. Without insurance the prices are even more ridiculous.

[@Dwarg91]

@@ChillaxeMakeits because of insurance that the uninsured prices are crazy.

[@robertsemon1712]

How long did it take people to figure out this was satirizing the American Healthcare system? For me it took until he said Deductible

[@superrazor7617]

Oh its about healthcare Oh im less angry then

[@Ultrasound700]

Same here, and this was the first thing I watched after getting out of bed. I think if I was more awake, I would've caught on quicker.

[@cooldaddy3]

As soon as the subscription price was announced. Its outlandish.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

I don't live in USA so if no one commented I would never find out x,D

[@MegaSceptile99]

For me, it was less than halfway at the very least.

[@King4sshole89]

I get the overwhelming impression that the heart situation is not going well.

[@gweneveregilliland917]

:(

[@magnificentbuzz]

This was funny for the three seconds before it made me sad 🥲

[@mattl8113]

Did you see one of the shows was “Heart’s Gambit”?

[@ajuicejemas]

can we take a moment to appreciate how many fake movie posters Austin made for this video

[@gweneveregilliland917]

Bro seriously how did this guy come up with so many

[@timpize8733]

Also some of the names are hilarious.

[@dailyfactswithjack8622]

200th like!

[@SurrealNonsense]

Who needs dystopian novels when we have reality. Checkmate, George Orwell.

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

this joke skit is amazing! We are not conscious of the price of ressources wasted by streaming. Consider this the reality people don't realize: The value of Nothing! "Nowadays people know the price of everything... but the value of NOTHING!" -Orson Welles

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

Yep

[@ThomasSchannel]

"You best start beliving in dystopian novels Miss Turner, you're in one"

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

@@ThomasSchannel what is thar a quote from?

[@MrWillypanda88]

Orwell upon seeing how US manages its education, medicine, and policing, "... never in my life time would I even come close to these...."

[@StuartGelin]

Took me longer than id like to admit to realize that green plus was a parody of Blue Cross.

[@gweneveregilliland917]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@PixelatedH2O]

A green cross is also a common medical symbol

[@masonaut0]

It took me embarrassingly long to realize this was a metaphor for something

[@arran4285]

I thought it was a metaphor for streaming until the part at the end

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

​@@arran4285it's a comparison of Netflix and the United Healthcare ™️system

[@Flowerz__]

What’s it a metaphor for ?

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

I still don't get it, and I have watched it three times.

[@frankowalker4662]

I did'nt notice till the end. But it's a very American centric message. I'm in the UK.

[@lenapawlek7295]

"Were trying to make it a federal crime if you dont use our service" 😭😭😭

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

I realize this is satire but I would highkey binge the crap out of "Hip Replacement Heist". I'm envisioning a Breaking Bad esque tale where Grandpa escapes an abusive rest home and turns to a life of crime to be able to afford his many surgeries

[@gweneveregilliland917]

Yeah, kinda fire titles tho

[@bentshaggyoil]

That movie exists. It's called "Going in Style" and was released in 2017.

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

@@bentshaggyoil Rats, I was about to start writing a screenplay 😅🤣

[@MysteriousSubstance]

​@@xxrocketshark216xx4write one anyways! Have fun with it.

[@khalidthegreat7005]

Considering the current state of streaming services, I thought for a while that this was a real streaming service.

[@summerkelly1122]

Austin, I feel like it might just be cheaper to move to Australia where I live. Not even joking.

[@hexagonist23]

Halfway through I realized it's about health insurance.

[@davidjames579]

You guys need to vote in free health care. It's not the 19th century anymore.

[@DAndyLord]

My taxes in Canada are higher than the USA. If we imagine health insurance as a tax, my taxes are WAAAAY lower than the USA.

[@RGC_animation]

Yeah, as a Canadian, I would MUCH MUCH rather pay a bit higher taxes and _potentially_ wait a few hours longer than going into 10k+ debt just for breaking a leg.

[@Splucked]

Back in the day, lots of folks from Quebec would come down to New England for medical care. When Americans talked about Universal Health Care, the argument against it was always, "Look at Canadians. They wait months for care." That argument is long dead and buried. Called my Dr's office in April 2024 to book an appointment for a physical. (patient for 42 years) Earliest available appt? April 2025. Thank you, healthcare company with $22 billion in profits for 2023. I pay a lot for health insurance and there's no guarantee that a claim will be approved. I'd rather pay more taxes than continue handing my money to the world's largest healthcare company, whose implicit focus is profit over patients. They are the antithesis of the Hippocratic Oath.

[@DAndyLord]

@@Splucked I needed a physical for work a few weeks ago. I called my MD and was seen the next day.

[@damunzy]

Jokes on you, I don't (can't afford to) go to the doctor! 😭

[@Splucked]

@@DAndyLord Lucky you! That's great! I may not get immediate appointments but to be fair, depending on which study you trust, my state ranks either 1st or 4th in healthcare. Very soon, I'll be forced to move to a bottom of the barrel state. So ... what's the cost of living up there? 🤔😉

[@AngryArmadillo]

I love Cortisone Chronicles! Sort of dropped off after season 3 tho

[@Eggythunder6712]

Yea I thought season 3 dragged on a little bit but season 4 completely fell off terrible plot twist at the end

[@austinmcconnell]

That show can be a real pain in the butt sometimes.

[@Eggythunder6712]

@@austinmcconnell I love you content are we ever getting 45 minutes of useless information?

[@glumbortango7182]

At least we still have Lil Red, absolutely wild what they got away with putting on screen in that but I respect the artist's vision

[@egg_404]

my dumbass thought this was gonna be a joke about cable still, well played mr mcconnell

[@theairaccumulator7144]

With how much of a joke streaming is nowadays, cable is not that bad

[@egg_404]

honestly, not wrong lmao. my family and i still have cable and make decent use of it

[@steeveedragoon]

I don't know, do you really need that lung transplant? Those big corperations need that money more than you need a vital organ.

[@Benoit-Pierre]

You do, but THIS lung is cheaper ....

[@WavingWorld]

2:21 oh my god he's talking about health insurance.

[@WorldwideHistoryProductions]

Why did the US healthcare system develop into what it is today instead of what most developed nations are doing?

[@DavidsTravelWorld]

🤑

[@feren9984]

When big pharma got into lobbying and made politicians their bitches.

[@enshen2190]

🤑

[@copter2000]

Actually cheaper to fly to a developing country, goes to their top hospital. Plus you have money left for 3 months vacation.

[@indieWellie]

it started with medical colleges using the power of law to heavily restrict the number of colleges and places at said colleges, controling the health industry thru controling medical licenses. 100 years ago it would've been possible for the average family to have access to a doctor for 2$ a month (even taking inflation into account that was still a bargain).

[@maxfountain8918]

OHHH IT WAS AN ALLEGORY FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE

[@lollydolly4590]

Oof the UK healthcare system is nowhere near perfect but at least I’m glad I don’t have the American lack of one

[@gracekim25]

Agreed but gosh do i feel bad for my American neighbours 😣

[@AbiSaysThings]

Oh but the private sector is creeping its way in. Many people are using private insurance to skip queues and then end up in the care of the NHS anyway. I think (hope) it would take a very long time to get as bad as this, but we really need to fight for our NHS.

[@A.Filthy.Casual]

Took me embarrassingly long to realize this was about American health insurance

[@Metazolid]

I feel like this is going over many peoples heads that this is about american healtcare and not in fact some bonkers streaming service.

[@gweneveregilliland917]

It took me over half the video to realize it wasn't critiquing streaming services

[@sponge1234ify]

Because many people aren't american, and thus aren't living in this medical hellhole.

[@bimalpandey9736]

It might actually be cheaper for you to get citizenship of some European country and have your surgery there and migrate back. It might even take less paper work.

[@tomrogue13]

Probably faster as well

[@General12th]

Unfortunately, it's impossible for Americans to move to Europe.

[@General12th]

@@I_Love_Learning I mean that if you're an American and you try to apply for any sort of residency in the EU, you will get rejected. If you're not already a citizen by heritage, or if you can't provide truly unique skills to a job, then you shouldn't bother applying. As an American, I'm just as stuck in this country as you are. There's nothing we can do about it.

[@I_Love_Learning]

@@General12th Oh okay, I thought you meant something more unreasonable like being blanket banned from living there.

[@bimalpandey9736]

@@General12th "It's impossible for Americans to move to Europe" I mean it's impossible for Americans to get a good healthcare so I stand corrected.

[@Swonke]

I’m a KZbin premium subscriber atm. With the amount of bugs I experience i half expected this video to be about KZbin.

[@thederpypikachu9873]

this. I can't even watch the movies I've bought on this platform on my phone. it's insane.

[@gweneveregilliland917]

Yeah for the longest time I legit thought it was a critique of Netflix

[@pilcrow1546]

Love how you specified "at the moment".

[@crypticcreator4841]

"Huh.. I've never seen Austin do a skit-like video before, I wonder wh-- this is about health insurance isn' it"

[@gweneveregilliland917]

I remember I first found Austin's channel after his how to survive skydiving video

[@duckduckgoose8049]

The ending got me. I was thinking about how ridiculous this whole thing sounded and how you even came up with this, but then I realized that that's just the modern medical system.

[@-N0V4-]

The one kind of service I can't pirate

[@RoweClementine]

I walked around with an ear infection for two years because I didn’t have insurance to pay for surgery and now that I have insurance it still doesn’t cover the surgery :)

[@davranbekrozmetov9425]

I know nothing about your situation. So, listen up… move to some Asian country with your Benjamins. I won’t be surprised if it costs less than your monthly wage even without insurance

[@fatimahabdur-rab8572]

When he said need caps or high res is when I realized …. I looked at the Comments at the time

[@WolfDB]

I get that this is about the American Healthcare System, but I can imagine some executive at Netflix or any of the other streaming companies looking at the ideas said in this video and shouting "Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!" to some poor intern like in that one Spongebob meme

[@Steinchen43]

I'm so glad that I live in a country where I had to go to the comments in order to understand what this is really about.

[@Chaosrunepownage]

How fitting that this released after I spent eight hours over three days on the phone with four different companies trying to figure out how the INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE PLASTIC I NEED TO STAY ALIVE will be shipped to me, direct from the manufacturer or through a third-party distributor, including five hours of panic when it seemed like none of the companies covered my expensive plastic.

[@texnicolor]

Not to mention that if you want an additional party to enjoy these services (childbirth, children on your plan), there are many more complications in the program, and you may need to purchase additional equipment or plans to compensate.

[@willofthewind]

This is a very well made metaphor... good work! And uh... sorry you have to go through this stuff.

[@TheNinja131]

I really feel this on a spiritual level. Chronic health issues + $30,000 USD charge currently in limbo and customer service is no help.

[@TheTNTPVP]

Oh my god! Is this how private health care works!?!!?!

[@Baimason]

USA healthcare as a whole thing

[@RonaldMcJuicy]

In theory, this is the worst case scenario. Problem is, the system finds worst case scenarios very profitable, so they tend to happen fairly often.

[@Nshadowtail]

Yep. They get to charge you monthly, require that you pay thousands out of pocket before they'll cover *anything*, continue charging even after you've done that, refuse to pay because one or more people involved in providing care (such as an anesthesiologist, who often travel between multiple hospitals) isn't specifically contracted to them, and/or deny coverage arbitrarily, including if you didn't contact them for approval before care was provided, such as if you're unconscious and rushed to the hospital. I love America. :)

[@TheJohnStacy]

This is the kind of Austin content that originally drew me to this channel.

[@gweneveregilliland917]

"What to do if your parachute fails" type content

[@UncleThor]

So what do the silver and gold packages offer?

[@austinmcconnell]

You give them more money each month so that you don't have to give them slightly less money later.

[@UncleThor]

@@austinmcconnell Where have I heard that before?

[@ArtemisAYO]

​@@austinmcconnellmight as well join the tautology club at this point

[@Soguwe]

Getting Green plus is mandatory in germany, but the service is much more cheap and versatile

[@josephkeen7224]

If I had a nickel for every time I saw something for a metaphor for healthcare but not realizing until the end of the video, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s strange (and kinda embarrassing) that it happened twice.

[@I_Love_Learning]

What was the other one?

[@josephkeen7224]

@@I_Love_Learning I can’t remember the creator, but it was a joke about a hospital being a hotel Michelin star restaurant. I didn’t realize the bed he was in was a hospital bed until the end.

[@wombatpandaa9774]

My sister had to fight for years to get disability income when she has a documented disability so...yeah I totally vibe with the whole "we can take as long as we want and arbitrarily say no" thing. This is a system that some people actually fight to keep the way it is for some reason.

[@pimkinn]

Ahhhh Green+ TV, The streaming service for everyone* *unless you’re not rich, famous, or important to the government

[@glumbortango7182]

0:43 This might not even be intentional, but the stock photo for the Pacemaker Chronicles kind of looks like it has Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder. The idea of going through all this just to see her at the other side of it all, really puts into perspective how bad a deal this is.

[@calm.aware.]

Europeans shaking their heads in disbelief.

[@Shane_anigans_]

This is brilliant, hilarious and depressingly accurate.

[@RobVespa]

Is this really about the insurance indus- I mean healthcare* industry** in the states? * (for profit) ** (not coverage or benefits - these terms are only used in marketing)

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

😂🤣

[@nyancatec]

As an European I was actually interested to see the Green+ History because of this video. Then at last few seconds until you said it with no metaphor, I got what it was supposed to be. Feels bad that every company tries to suck out every penny from us.

[@leporid257]

tbh in Germany we also have a price cap on things. but neither do we pay this much monthly (0.7-1.5% of income) and the copay is 10% on products/medication, while doctor visits and necessary treatments/surgeries are free. you can pay American prices to get premium treatment, though. price cap is 1% annual income for chronic patients, 2% for weird normal people.

[@imconfused6955]

This video specifically Targets American health insurance. But yeah insurance companies have somehow managed to convince everyone that they're a necessary evil.

[@xXJ4FARGAMERXx]

​@leporid257 "American prices" LMAO so true 😂😂😂

[@dwighthouse]

Because insurance companies are the worst. They demand special group deals while also paying doctors less. With marketing and lobbying, they effectively forced the health service providers to accept their product, and adjusted their prices accordingly. Ask the health service providers for individual payment options, instead of going through a 3rd party insurance companies who have incentive to increase costs for both doctors and patients.

[@Zichqec]

yeahhh... my doctor wanted to charge me an exhorbitant amount of money for a treatment i'll have to get on a regular basis, because they wanted to get the product through their specific distributor... we've been having to fight with them to get it the way the insurance wants instead to make it be literally a tenth of the cost, and therefore actually affordable. and we've had to postpone this appointment twice because the doctor can't get their crap together. sometimes, the doctor/doctor's office just sucks...... :/ it's rough having something that only a few people will even treat, although it's the insurance's fault that i can only see this person because the other few people are out of network

[@muneebelahi7580]

I had to rewatch this after reading the end line to understand whats going on.. 👏 bravo

[@gweneveregilliland917]

I just keep replaying it for the watch time

[@riccriccardoricc]

Shit, I live in Switzerland and I don't think it's a good sign that most of this video could apply here as well.

[@mizzkittenttv]

This feels like its about my dental insurance experience this week

[@austinkuklinski6354]

Guys…I think this has a deeper meaning

[@exiledcapybara1690]

I’m embarrassed at how long it took me to realize it was a metaphor

[@JamesLawner]

Good gord, why do people still want to go to America??? 😰 I’m surprised The Hunger Games isn’t already legal there! 😳

[@loamguitar]

As a citizen of the UK with access to state healthcare it took me a little longer than I expected to get the point of this. Now after seeing this the USAs nightmare is a lot clearer to me and I’m so sorry for all y’all

[@erraticonteuse]

Just save this link to share any time the Tories make privatization noises about the NHS ❤

[@ronanmcqueary5215]

Guys I think he might be upset about something

[@gweneveregilliland917]

Woah that's crazy

[@davranbekrozmetov9425]

No way. He seems to be having a good time

[@generallyunimportant]

you nailed the internet service provider vibe lmao

[@Dark_Peace]

Everyone: this is a metaphor for healthcare! Me, an European: haha, funny streaming skit

[@Overcast_daKid]

This flew so far over my head til the end lololol

[@lachlanwilliams5818]

Oh, this is a metaphor for US healthcare.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Such a premium service

[@mrs.y]

I hate health insurance. Nice job, Austin. Also I hope you get the surgery soon, and it works great and your broken heart is back to whole again!

[@JonBerry555]

What if your health insurance ran a streaming service.

[@Eratigena-Atrica]

Somehow though the title said the worst scamming service ever

[@AshCosgrove]

Think I'll stick to the high seas. Sorry Austin :(.

[@baldeagle5297]

I have literally never encountered any of these problems. From the time my cancer was discovered to the time it was removed was less than a month, it could have been sooner but my 30th wedding anniversary was 2 weeks from my diagnosis. Through wisely choosing my insurance provider and the hospital offering to take the insurance payout, I paid nothing out of pocket.

[@nickmonks9563]

Sadly, you are the exception that I suspect the industry would love to tout. That said, I'm genuinely glad it worked for you and congratulations!

[@baldeagle5297]

@@nickmonks9563 Thank you for your kind words. Sadly, many people aren't aware of the programs out there to protect patients from ruinous medical bills. If you get sick, talk to the hospital's finance department. They assigned me an advocate who guided me through the process. Leave no stone unturned.

[@SamAronow]

I'm currently "lucky enough" to be poor enough to qualify for expanded Medicaid. The moment I break through into a higher tax bracket, I actually take home less because even my nonprofit HMO will charge at least $300/month as a premium. All because the US didn't take enough civilian casualties in WWII to warrant an urgent overhaul of our healthcare system (and because Ted Kennedy didn't think Nixoncare, which is comparable to what a lot of developed countries have, was good enough).

[@almogz9486]

You just show up in the most unexpected places

[@TheRealAlpha2]

To be honest, we're probably not that far from that system actually happening in entertainment.

[@SodaDjinn]

If I wasn't currently saving up for a trip to the torment nexus, I'd definitely give it a try!

[@brendanvanpelt52]

My favorite is when the doctor messes up the surgery and you have to stay an extra week in the hospital and have more surgeries and procedures that you also have to pay for.

[@Sonicstriforce]

I love that within a minute of watching I went "Oh, this is totally roasting the American Healthcare System isn't it?" And I love that I was right ^^ (To be serious, it really is horrible that something ao important is severely difficult to work with, and how much money it takes from the average person)

[@Mr_Movie_Fan]

Took me almost 2 minutes to realize this wasn't a real streaming service

[@Nurpus]

Health insurance took the phrase "beggars can't be choosers" and built an entire industry on it.

[@quantuminfinity4260]

It is quite absurd

[@AshleeMckay-tr1ql]

Appreciate your authenticity, keep being real

[@haywirewindgod]

I would say that it's a funny reframing... but, fuck man, you hit it right on the head.

[@Kelleck]

Hip replacement heist Isn’t that just the plot of the first guardians of the galaxy movie?

[@isaacbunch6961]

"We wouldn't use this model for our entertainment. Why do we use it for our health?" ... and why did the government mandate that we HAVE to pay for it?

[@sinecurve9999]

What do we want? Universal healthcare! When do we want it? 14 years ago!

[@SamAronow]

14? We were supposed to get this in 1947!

[@Yesica1993]

No. "We" don't.

[@DrewTNaylor]

​​@@Yesica1993 Have fun paying a bunch of extra money for things you shouldn't have to pay for and should be covered by taxes, then.

[@Yesica1993]

@@DrewTNaylor It's not the responsibility of other people to, forcibly, through taxes, pay my medical care. It's not up to me to, forcibly, through taxes, pay other people's medical care.

[@DrewTNaylor]

@@Yesica1993 It's called being cooperative with other people to ensure everyone has help they need when they need it. You may be fine now, but at some point you might have a medical bill that bankrupts you, which only happens because of the broken healthcare system in the US. The system isn't very good and most of it goes to the military though, so there should be way more spent on social help.

[@landonp629]

0:25 - am I the only one who wants to see "Lil Red" now?

[@massagebyconstance5665]

The titles of the “movies” are absolutely brilliant😌👏🏾👏🏾 Thanks Austin

[@TheBoringVoice]

This needs to be the official educational video for said topic.

[@majesticwizardcat]

I knew it was a metaphore but until the end I wasn't sure what it was about. Probably because I live in Germany and we have actual health insurance here that covers pretty much everything, for everyone.

[@know1195]

The guy that wanted to leave a comment to boost the algorithm had the right idea.

[@Leo0718]

This is the greatest piece of satire ever uploaded to KZbin.

[@martian_x]

This NEEDS to go viral

[@Vulg8]

Insert is this some kind of American joke that I’m too European too understand? Here

[@k.j.broadley6786]

Is there any way to pirate these shows?

[@mattghostly5261]

Take my money!

[@austinkuklinski6354]

I thought this was a real streaming service for a bit.

[@e1eventeen148]

Oof this shit hits hard - hope you're doing alright Austin

[@4thalt]

This will be streaming in 2023

[@kentslocum]

The reason it took me so long to realize that this was a scathing rebuke of American healthcare is because modern media streaming services work just like this, too. 😢 There's a high monthly membership fee, then most of the things you want to watch are "out of network", some things are behind an additional paywall, and customer service is horrible.

[@redben1252]

I never knew this was a metaphor until the end I was just wondering why all the Green+ titles had body parts and organs in their names

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

That is why pirating is a thing.

[@GameCatastrophe]

Pirating healthcare? I think that’s against the law Wait what am I saying pirating is already a crime

[@respecttheyoshi]

Ah, good ol black market organ trading.

[@goodfellow9607]

I’ll admit, he had me in the first round…

[@rijaja]

well now I've gotta watch it all over again because I didn't notice the metaphor until it was explicitly written (i live in a normal country)

[@SoupEarthOfficial]

dear god that was a plot twist