He Fixed Healthcare Forever

[@K0ndensation]

I am so jealous of not having as good of a medical system as the American system. It must be so fun not knowing what you are paying for and also not knowing how much you have to pay for any medical procedure.

[@athsumerius6865]

@@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards our life expectancy is lower than Cuba, #46 in the world. Richest country in history though. I'd rather pay more in tax and not be in debt for the rest of my life

[@Alsry1]

@@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards i mean dont we also give tax money to our government and then trust they're using it right? we americans pay taxes too.

[@1032974b]

@@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards my guy. Watch the BDG video. Unless you're with a company with good insurance make at least high 5 digits low 6 digits you're fucked unless you're naturally healthy. Completely screwed. Your budget will revolve around health care. Capitalism has stuffed your skull to the brim with brain worms and even if they take them all out there might be nothing left to save.

[@sum_moss9092]

@@33alltheway14 bro you can barely spell, stop arguing about politics LMAO

[@sum_moss9092]

@@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards they didn’t even say their system is better, youre just pissed someone said something bad about the US 😭

[@suakeli]

As a European, "Nvidia health insurance" sounds like a joke from Idiocracy Edit: an European -> a European

[@gomjabbar6246]

Hahaha, I’m in danger

[@user-white007]

He just means who paid for it not supplied it

[@shxtgigs4662]

As an Aussie yeah Americans are getting run though like train .. we legit almost had a riot after they tried to make it $7 to see a doctor

[@matthewv8226]

@@user-white007 I hope you know that doesn't change the joke at all.

[@jcmcgee1573]

@@matthewv8226 Americans have been conditioned to accept their weird 3rd world corporatocracy lol

[@kylenmaple4668]

“the invisible hand of the market drove me to murder”😂😂 Favorite chat msg by far

[@TheSonnyGo]

Came back to this after UnitedHealthcare CEO got murdered. LISAN AL GAIB!

[@seanhbh9932]

Protip for americans that my mom taught me. 99% of healthcare workers if you argue about the price to them will eventually give in and give you a discount, because they know the cost is heavily inflated, and they most likely agree with you that it's unfair.

[@E_zakk]

As a French person this is mindblowing. We have revolutionned for less. They definitely made this shit as complicated as they could so no one bothers complaining about it lmao "Wanna live? Uhhh there's going to be a tax for that."

[@coasterthekid8867]

Yeah, you win some and lose some. Strongest military in the world, but also kind of hard to revolt against. Save all of Europe from the rule of Nazi Germany, but also become public enemy number one for any groups looking to do something similar.

[@stormlock3607]

Brother its insane. People straight up don't go to see a doctor and just wait ailments out because seeing a doctor could very much ruin your life more than the illness

[@Irishboy-cj4zn]

Health issues are the #1 cause of bankruptcy for families in the US

[@tripleO16]

You're just jealous of their system

[@TheDarkfighter101]

My Aunt Died of Cancer and now my Cousins are in debt for her dying. God Bless America

[@denglish5]

I'm a grad student. I missed my open enrollment that was just the month of September because my payment was declined for some reason they didn't tell me and I got the information in the mail 2 days before the extended deadline. I now cannot get health insurance for this school year. I saved 10% of my stipend to gamble that I won't get sick. Can't wait to find out I have some kind of cancer and I off myself to not make loved ones pay off my debt. God I love this country.

[@JarmaraL]

Yeah that sucks, gl

[@retron4740]

You know what's really fucked up that I found out. By law there is no obligation for family members to pay off a dead relatives debts (unless they chose to pay for for the treatment with their money), yet companies will still send bills to the family in hopes that most people are just too grief stricken or unaware of the law to decline the bill. So everyone always check with your lawyer if you can veto the bill. Land of the free baby🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆🎆

[@JarmaraL]

@@retron4740 yeah, idk if it is in usa too, but in my country(Czech republic), you will take over debts only if you also take over the assets of that person ( and yes we have free healthcare)

[@Gunzzablazin]

Lmao it literally is open enrollment right now just go and get insurance

[@eloc135]

@@Gunzzablazin insurance through school is usually shorter

[@dukeofburgerz5225]

The arbitrarily set prices for Healthcare just hit me. I went to buy my cat some eye medicine, and the pharmacy said it'd be like $120, told them I had to make a call, then when I came back, they said $37

[@sayonorah]

I took my CHAMELEON to the vet thinking anything over $150 would be insane and they handed me a bill for $400.

[@dukeofburgerz5225]

@@sayonorah JEEZ yea that's absolutely bonkers. Let people care for their furry, feathery, or scaly friends

[@profanemagic5671]

@@dukeofburgerz5225 I pay 100 Bucks a year and both of my cats are insured against MOST things (Germany). My pets have cheaper, better healthcare than american people. shit's insane.

[@perciusmandate]

I've worked in a pharmacy for nearly a decade and I'm sorry to say that's not how things work, bud. The pharmacy controls 0 about the pricing of your meds. Nobody behind the counter is just making up numbers and putting them on a bill. The pricing is set by the wholesalers. The amount you pay is set by your insurance. The pharmacy staff has no say in either of these things. What probably happened is that somebody found a "coupon code" that drug manufacturers offer for certain pricey drugs so that patients will actually buy them. The $120 figure is just an outrageous sticker price the wholesaler slaps on the med to try and milk as much out of your insurance as possible. Somebody behind the counter probably forgot to input the code during billing and that's why the $120 figure showed up first before it got fixed. Is the system screwed up and massively overcomplicated? Yes. But it's not because some pharm tech making minimum wage is twiddling their mustache and laughing maniacally while typing random dollar amounts into the computer. You want to blame somebody? Blame the lobbyists for the insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms that made these systems.

[@sirllamaiii9708]

Supply and demand baby. You're willing to pay it so they'll charge it. Simple as.

[@Absolute-Melody]

My Indian roommate suffered from a herniated muscle/nerve near his spine which was causing him extreme pain. He couldn’t go to the gym and was confined to a chair/bed most of the day. In America, he waited for weeks on end scheduling appointments with care providers (chiropractors, physical therapists, etc.) who either found “nothing wrong” or said he’s be good in 2 weeks. After wasting many months and copious amounts of money he didn’t get any better. Ironically, it was only when he was visiting his family in India did he receive IMMEDIATE treatment (same day diagnosis and therapy) and have massage therapists come to his home. Man is the American Healthcare system absolutely corrupt and plain inferior compared to other well-developed nations.

[@Phoenix-nh9kt]

Yeah Indian healthcare is way more skilled and efficient because thousands of people study EXTREMELY hard to become a doctor there.

[@bozhidardimitrov3573]

@@Phoenix-nh9kt it's honestly fascinating to me

[@user-ut4tk4ph5z]

@@Phoenix-nh9kt Oh hey look, the american educational system crossover!!!!

[@user-ut4tk4ph5z]

They dont have to be developped In algeria Got diagnosis, surgery and everything in a day and stayed in the hospital for 4 or 5 days for free

[@Fishwithadeagle]

@@Phoenix-nh9kt you think this doesn't happen in the US?

[@Keeby.]

As a European i wish i had this healthcare system. The thought that randomly breaking bones or being shot (another thing i wish we had) could not only almost kill me but it can also possibly ruin my life financially is what i need

[@ghosthunter0950]

Thing is not only does the injury possible stop you from working, you will be squeezed out of everything you already have.

[@mytherrus2068]

Also, you might lose your job if you take too long to recover since there are no laws protecting employees on this front. Unless you're unionized

[@Billy-rz1jg]

Don't forget you can't quit your shitty job if you want because your healthcare is generally tied with employment too.

[@mcswashbuckler3833]

@@mytherrus2068 and if you want to unionize, you'll get fired because the government barely enforces the NLRA and your employer can just say "it wasn't working out"

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

I love that BDG got a million people to watch a serious, 30 min video on health insurance. He truly is able to do whatever he wants now. He’s a wild beast of a theater kid that should not - nay, _can not_ - be tamed.

[@king0vdarkness]

Who is Brian?

[@greason]

@M.Sheriff Brian David Gilbert. A master of content and general funny man. He is notable for working at polygon, teaching us how to dance properly, multiple halloween parodies of disco songs and his partnership with Twinz Squared, the tweed-loving, Dale-hating band. He creates music.

[@king0vdarkness]

@@greason damn, that's a lot of accolades!

[@greason]

@@king0vdarkness he's a man of many hats. Merely metaphorically mind you, he can't wear hats despite wishing he could.

[@Tomzin20]

@@greasontruly, im sure he wished he could wear hats.

[@JaredGoofball]

This getting recommended now is hilarious

[@itscrab9124]

I lost my health/dental insurance when i left walmart. I literally never used it, havent been to a doctor or dentist in like over 7 years cause I'm anxious and procrastinate, and work overnights. When i went to get new insurance (to actually use it this time), everything was so overwhelming I just havent done it. And now i get calls from random health insurance brokers twice a day while I'm asleep. Man, I sure hope my terrible diet and lack of exercise doesnt come back to bite me.

[@vtechvsmile]

this is me

[@stellarskateboard]

Hey, please take care of yourself. I got a tooth extracted literally today due to neglect, and I will probably need one more removed. Your future self will thank you, I promise.

[@itscrab9124]

@@stellarskateboard yeah....a tooth i had filled as a teen is literally falling apart. I'm gonna really try to get it done when open enrollment starts when hopefully everything is less overwhelming and i can just dedicate a few hours to getting things sorted. Rip my extra money though. On the plus side it seems to be the only problem tooth, i at the very least dont FEEL anything in any other teeth, and it's a way back one so it's not very important or noticeable

[@stellarskateboard]

@@itscrab9124 Good luck with everything. Mine was also in the way back but I started getting sinus infections because the rear teeth are close to those sinuses. My tooth was half gone but the roots were still hanging out. I pretty much had a permanent sinus headache. I've known I need to get my teeth looked at for years but kept putting it off for one reason or another, so I can relate on the anxiety/procrastination front. Whatever pain you feel now is only going to get worse, and could potentially cause other health issues. It looks like you can get affordable dental through the ACA, so good luck with that.

[@itscrab9124]

Update: just got health and dental insurance a week ago!! I took the time to do a few hours of searching and with tax credits because of my income got plans that seem good with low premiums with the tax credit. They both should have started by now so definitely making some visits pretty soon!

[@maximusdingus8545]

It's amazing to me that one of the most punkrock things you can do in this day and age, is release a well informed video about how to get proper healthcare

[@JosueOnYT]

12:57 - I kid you not, I felt the exact same way when he said that. $25 million? A YEAR!? That's it?! This convoluted nightmare of decision trees, payments, and prices and all they have to do is spend $25 million? It's practically insulting.

[@aharonmoyal4905]

I'm so glad he reacted to this video because it not only made me laugh but actually helped me

[@thisisactuallyacownotalamm2080]

This truly is the dark souls of healthcare

[@coltontolbert1019]

On a real note, the insurance is only half the problem. The hospitals and pharmacies are equally responsible for this problem for charging exorbitant rates because the rules essentially let them charge whatever the hell they want.

[@joebobmp]

Insurance is the reason that exists tho. One of the reasons the disgusting prices matter is because insurance has so much market power they kinda decide what they pay. Like in that second video “we’ll pay you half of that” and they say “fine we’ll make something up” in a public healthcare system. It doesn’t matter what they do since that is between the government and and the hospitals and the price doesn’t get put on the people except in the form of taxes obv and then tax money and changes are easier than changing a private company’s prices

[@ItzViiralz]

@@joebobmp this is so true. not sure how much insurance impacts chain pharmacies, but community pharmacies get absolutely railed by insurance processing fees. very common to see a drug that costs less than a dollar make the pharmacy lose money due to the fucked insurance system

[@nutmegdoesstuff1339]

I love all the non-americans in chat being like "What the heck?" "This is a scam." Yep.

[@HPFireYT]

I watched the original video when it was uploaded and the second time through this reaction. Thank you for retraumatizing me! I can’t wait until I age out of my parent’s health insurance to cry again!

[@him_That_is_me]

Remember to give a prayer to saint Luigi before contacting your health insurance provider

[@StarchieHalo]

Dad took an ambulance to the hospital 5-10 minutes away for 1000$

[@jkae4795]

I live in Denmark and had a teacher who moved from the US, she talked about how with her child there were some complications with the birth that if it was born in the US it would've costed millions they didn't have... So she would've lost her kid to this system, that's when I knew I would never live in the US.

[@bluejay9781]

I'm a pharmacy Technician at probably the most egregious chain in the US. Their prices are higher than most other places you can get prescriptions. People believe my job is "Count and fill drug sell to customer, it should be fast like McDonalds drive thru." Every single soul no matter the age has no idea how insurance works so now we the pharmacy have to explain to people how THEIR INSURANCE PLAN WORKS. Listen people we don't make ur prices your insurance does. Don't yell at us and turn the 2 minutes it should take for your prescription into a half an hour process because you don't understand YOUR insurance. I don't understand your insurance either because we deal with so many different plans. I know this video wasn't about prescription coverage in total but Prior Authorizations (PA) are by far my favorite. Customer comes in yells that the prescription their doctor just sent over isnt ready yet and we can't fill it. "Well we can't fill it because your insurance doesn't want to cover it right now. So we sent a message to your doctor in order for them to talk to your insurance to let them know your doctor wants them to cover the prescription." Patients then say "Why wouldn't they cover it clearly my doctor wants me on it because they put me on the prescription". We then respond "Your doctor doesn't know what is on your formulary for you plan so we sent the message to your doctor they should get back to us within 2 days" Customer then says "2 DAYS IM SUPPOSED TO START THIS TODAY AND YOUR TELLING ME I HAVE TO WAIT 2 DAYS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE YOU PEOPLE ARENT DOING YOUR JOB" we then usually cut them off and then say "sir/ma'am we can't do anything about the prescription until we here back otherwise it won't be covered and cost you hundreds if not thousands of $." The customer usually then says "What's the point of paying for insurance if this shit is going to happen" we then respond "This happens all day everyday, just call your doctor to speed up the process." The customers then usually says "Well can you call the doctor?" We then usually try to say "Well sir/ma'am we already sent them a fax on our end so you should call" Customer then responds "Well can you call them I won't be able today, I'm really busy" We respond "sir/ma'am we literally have 500 other prescriptions we need to fill and worry about today alone. So no we will not call YOUR doctor or YOUR insurance to figure this out for YOU." They usually then get mad and leave. This happens everyday probably 2-3 times a day and takes like 15 mins to explain to a customer My fingers hurt after typing this so spelling errors I'm sure are abundant. PHARMACY TECHS rise. If you have questions I guess I can try to answer them about prescription insurances and how they work with pharmacy.

[@kuribro443]

American Hospitals: "That'll cost an Arm and a Leg."

[@Starllad]

He needs that health insurance for a new haircut☠️☠️📸🦾

[@whomst4417]

Every episode of house I’ve watched I’d always think about the patients leaving the hospital after house makes a miraculous and life-saving diagnosis just for them to be financially ruined after the end of the episode.

[@danielhaycroft1597]

tbf most medical shows end on a happy note of life saved and the issue is dealt with, and not the permanant issue of your insurance doesnt cover this medicine you need to cure your highly contagious disease that will kill you without a specific medicine with some dumb name like hypoglucifide.

[@stormflame101]

the sheer proletariat rage at 12:56 gives me life

[@buhddæh]

"I paid off my deductible in February " hahahahahahahahahahaha iconic now that I'm older and actually understand how it feels to be FUCKED.

[@detroityeet7048]

"The most revolutionary thing someone can do is simply to loudly say what is happening." - Rosa Luxemurg

[@swagtheyolo7061]

Norway: Need help with something a family doctor cant fix? Get ready for 1-2 years of waiting. Unless you buy private insurance, then its fixed within 2 weeks and you pay like 500$and the insurance cower the rest

[@2Eden]

finding out that American health insurance works the exact same way in real life as the fictional capitalist dystopia that is Cyberpunk Edgerunners is insane

[@garretthodsdon3542]

Medical biller here, it's basically my job to make sure the insurance companies actually pay what they are supposed to. Here to confirm that yeah all of it is stupid

[@NotFluplaxio]

Watching Atrioc react to a video I already watched and me enjoying it really says a lot about society

[@D1gnal]

I've been wanting to move to the US and watching this video singlehandedly changed my mind

[@vtechvsmile]

don't move here it's a fucking wasteland

[@jamesofthekaijukompendium]

Good, stay out. I could also tell you about our education, our presidents, or our levels of common sense here if you need more convincing to stay out.

[@nifty_biscuit]

Yeaaaa I'm looking for the first opportunity to hop out. Don't willing move here unless you are in danger and literally don't have any other country to go

[@alexkilgore]

@@jamesofthekaijukompendium bro what are you on about

[@account-yi2cn]

Wait untill you find out about the tax system

[@ItsBaryla]

Another messed up thing is that even if a hospital is in network, the doctors in the hospital might not be. Had this happen with my dad when he was going through his fight with cancer and it was the most bullshit thing to deal with

[@LeecarioAW]

i remember walking out of work due to intense pains coming from my abdominal area. it felt like my insides were going to rip apart and left me barely able to walk i wanted to call an ambulance and go to the hospital but ambulances alone cost like 2k dollars i dont have so i walked to the target next to me grabbed a ginger ale called a lyft home drank the elixer and went to sleep to this day i dont know what was wrong w me or how to prevent it from happening again

[@thepowers100]

Hi, i know it’s been 8 months since you wrote this comment but I just wanted to let you know I had something super similar happen to me, except I did call an ambulance. Turned out to be (probably) a gall stone blockage. Basically nothing you can do about it when it happens, except for going on a low fat diet to reduce the load of your gall bladder :/ sometimes it just happens though, so it could also just be bad luck. Hope this was helpful

[@mike10240]

It might also be related to some kind of stomache ulcer. If possible, I would suggest getting checked out by a gastroenterologist

[@walrus2515]

the American health system is definitely one of the systems of all time.

[@Sheila_Chu]

So true, amen brother

[@lexxpowered8836]

The US health system is worse, longer to get, and more expensive than the vast majority of countries, and yet public healthcare is still somehow controversial.

[@knunk5476]

So proud of Big A for dressing up for Halloween so early, that spiderman 3 evil Toby costume was perfect

[@alansmithee419]

American: *stabs self in foot* "I'll walk it off, hospital's too expensive." Me: sudden unexplained pain in shoulder "Probably nothing but I'll call 111 and ask about it, it's free so why not?"

[@jromekoolaid142]

This holds up well by the end of 2024.

[@hibuddy1473]

Imagine having somewhat fast, somewhat reliable health-care for only a 10000% premium, my eu ass could not be more jealous

[@1draigon]

i am incredibly jealous. I’m living with health problems for 2 years now and I’ve never had to pay a cent. That just doesn’t make sense! How am I supposed to help the economy here? I want my insurance company to thrive! And it’s boss to make MILLIONS!

[@jrdnanitsua]

As a Canadian it'll be nice to see this more so explained for once, Yes Atrioc!

[@Eleks_]

Yes, Brian David Gilbert!*

[@spencechan]

Thank you, Atrioc, for watching someone else’s video and uploading it

[@watchy0ubac]

Had a huge medical problem this year, caused me to need to be ambulanced from one hospital to another to prepare me for having an ecmo (thankfully didn't need it, look it up it's awful). Without going into huge details of the other bills, the ambulance ride alone (while being completely under, btw) cost me around 3 grand and was out of network as I was visiting family in another state. I went about 5 miles in the ambulance, if that. Still alive though so that's good! Although, my wallet will be empty though for a long time.

[@iceboundglaceon]

canada is like. 1. is it cosmetic? yes - that'll be $50 - $16k (dental, botox, etc) no - $0 - $100 (surgery, check ups, etc)

[@CaseyEm]

I had to spend 4000 out of pocket for a doctor to cut my hand open, stuff a balloon in it, and fill the balloon up (almost exactly how they described the surgery to me). I was (likely) not even a quarter of the way through my life when this occured.

[@itsfinel2p]

Whenever American Healthcare comes up I'm always reminded of the fact that I would probably be dead if I was born in America. Instead I live happily in Canada.

[@godlyvex5543]

Must be nice.

[@winningsince1992]

No you wouldn't

[@aaronb4936]

Take better care of yourself..

[@lilyliao9521]

bro, the government trying to kill our healthcare 💀💀

[@lilyliao9521]

acting as if there isnt any talk to try to privatise everything

[@SingularOK]

Healthcare must be hella expensive looks like you cant even afford a comb

[@blazefacegames]

Thanks for starting my day off with some extreem depression atrioc

[@unpins5435]

Choosing your health care in the us is like carefully creating a mmo build

[@ZAFlRAH]

+5% price reduction but the item cost's 30k gold of the auction house/Marketboard

[@eliomatta8386]

Me watching big A's closing sentence while hooked up to an IV bag in the hospital like ..... bruhhh💀💀💀

[@bloodren0374]

The wildest thing about corruption in healthcare is just how aware everyone is about it. We live in a society where knowledge is useless and money is power.

[@e.d.5766]

I don't think that's true. A lot of people conflate corporate lobbying with bribery, and there are cases where the lines are blurred, but they are very different. In almost every case, lobbying is ineffective if it's arguing for something that voters will oppose. The real problem is that there isn't a strong enough political will to change it. The best proposed plan was M4A, but there are a lot of problems with it so it's never had enough support. But most people want a different system, and it probably wouldn't be difficult to push a more incremental approach with a relatively small campaign. Assuming that it's all just corruption and nothing can be done about it is the worst thing you can do, because that's only true if nobody cares.

[@okman7504]

@@e.d.5766 You said it yourself. There are cases where lines are blurred, MANY CASES.

[@e.d.5766]

@@okman7504 I disagree. I think it seems like corporations have a huge amount of power because they mostly promote policies that nobody cares about. Sure, it would be a better democracy if voters were more considerate of these policies, there are policies that probably wouldn't have passed if voters were better informed about them, but there are also (and, I would say, more) examples of beneficial policies being passed by lobbying. It's a part of the democratic process, and, although it is corruptible, it's a good and important part. If lobbying prevents you from wanting to actively engage in politics, you're the reason why lobbying has power.

[@JustAroadcone]

@@e.d.5766 Corporate lobbying only exists so there is pressure to do thing's the public would oppose, but would help the concerned industries. Also "Corporate lobbying" and "Bribery" are synonym's meant to make the bribery happening more socially acceptable.

[@e.d.5766]

@@JustAroadcone That isn't true. There are a lot of niche issues that corporations are going to run into that just an everyday citizen won't, so there are inevitably going to be policy decisions that are better for everything but that most people aren't aware of. That's what lobbying is for. And lobbying isn't when you give a politician money and ask them to do something for you, lobbyists are paid to convince politicians that a policy is actually good. If lobbyists just bribed politicians, there's no reason why corporations wouldn't just do that themselves. Although it is true that there is an advantage given to corporations because it is easier for them to, using lobbyists, present and advocate for a policy to a politician, corporations are also responsible for employing people and providing services that individuals don't, so it's (to some extent) important for them to have a greater impact on policies.

[@ColeAndWhiskey]

Couple tips for people: Open Enrollment starts on 11/1, find an independent broker who represents all of the plans in your area that doesn’t charge any fees to help you compare plans. Also, most plans will cover emergencies as in-network even at out-of-network hospitals even outside your state.

[@deformedtrex9183]

Imagine getting in a car crash but the hospital got rented out by adam ruins everything and having to wait for their shoot to end

[@PringoOrSomething]

That’s it I’m boycotting issuance if I die I die they’re not getting a dime if I’m dead

[@yournamethere123]

As someone who works in the insurance business this video is amazing, if your insurance provider takes the time to explain your coverages and how they work. STAY WITH THEM. because they actually care about you, not your money.

[@syd5380]

I know a couple people who’ve lost family members to treatable illnesses purely because they couldn’t afford to not die. It’s disgusting and completely inhumane.

[@bobsagoet]

i work in pharmacy so I already knew how bad and complicated this stuff is. If you thought the videos were confusing, now imagine trying to explain this same information to 75 year old grandma everyday for a living.

[@okman7504]

Europeans look at Americans like aliens, and America as another planet, and I really don’t blame them.

[@tro_onk]

Why is the USA the dark souls of healthcare

[@ghostbravo7127]

I used to be poor back in the day, here is an ambulance trick that I saw in the neighborhood quite often, if a "stranger" (neighbor, even someone passing by, anyone really that doesn't know you personally in a way that can be proven easily), calls 911 to get you emergency help and says you look like you are dying, having a stroke, having a seizure, or any number of other potentially fatal issues that could impact your mental facilities, then you can get fire departments to come get you and you likely won't be charged and even if you are you can fight it. Obviously a friend in a car is easier usually but sometimes you need an ambulance. This also only works in states that don't completely hate poor people. Glad I don't even have to think about having to do those kinds of antics now.

[@mlgownedbeast1570]

When the real nighmare isn't getting randomly shot by just about anyone carrying a gun, but the fact that they don't actually kill you so you're in debt forever.

[@AtomicSuperMe]

I knew it was bad but holy shit I’m not ready to enter the real world

[@B1smarkk]

Im looking forward for when lootboxes will be standart part of your insurance

[@Riskiestguy]

Atriocs hair today is basically greasetrioc

[@iheartlownotes]

my dad sold health insurance to corporations for them to roll out to employees his entire life and he still was not able to ever explain to me how any of this shit worked or why it existed

[@_Pwhare]

I work at a climbing gym and a guy broke his arm once and refused to let us call an ambulance because he didn't have insurance. He called an Uber.

[@awaspow]

This inspires me to make a marketing monday esque vid on American health insurance

[@1wakuralain]

Health Insurance mathematically cannot work. In all other forms of insurance (car, house, etc) there's a maximum amount the company has to worry about paying, which is the value of the item insured. If you totally wreck your car, all you can cost them is the price of a new car. If your house takes massive fire damage they can evaluate the cost of repairs and just tell you instead to buy a new house if the value insured was lower than the repairs. There is NO SUCH NUMBER for Healthcare. As such, there is no way to actually provide health "insurance" in a method that allows the company to actuarially define your insurance rates in a meaningful way. It's literally a scam continued forward by the momentum of markets and the size of the industry.

[@anaclara-kh2di]

Everytime i hear about u.s.a health insurance, i'm so thankfull for brazil's free healthcare. Is it perfect? Of course not, but at least its there.

[@SugerFreeJazz]

I was watching a video where a youtuber was talking about being away because he discovered he had cancer. craziest part was that if he was uninsured it would have cost him something like $30 for for the test or what ever they did to findout, but thank fully he had US health care so it only cost him $500........ it was more expensive because he was paying for insurance.....

[@brunoragazinski]

Most health insurance have clauses for emergency care where they will treat the providers as in network regardless of where you go.

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

I had a head on collision where I totaled my car, the airbag deployed and knocked me out, and the truck that hit me was sitting on my windshield. And the only thing from the whole experience that I remember is telling the Firefighter who cut me out of my seat belt that I didn't want no fucking ambulance cause I'm broke. Turns out I woke up in the hospital and that MFer called an ambulance so I had to pay it.

[@zEskimoz]

if it only costs like 25 million to lobby then theres reasonably a future where ludwig could run the country like a dark puppeteer

[@PringoOrSomething]

This i what I love about America 100% capatilism to the the core. Some may say to a fault I say the succes of our great nation and anyone who says otherwise are comies 😡. I love paying our great rulers my wage to support big business. I love so much I bust at just the site of a Walmart Supercenter and tear😢. God Bless America 🦅🇺🇸🫡

[@spamonfire1472]

Ambulances are not really needed anyways, you can just crawl right? And If not, you wouldn't have made it anyways

[@Mady0]

God it's so bad. I've been looking in to how to keep my Medicaid and I couldn't even find my plan. I had to visit the site of the company providing my plan to get an idea because the government websites give no answers, require you to login, and regularly have one site saying another has your answer, but when you click on it that site claims the exact same thing of the orignal site.

[@anthonyppp5862]

Diggin' the new hairstyle big A. Truly a new look to set the stage for your new venture into OffBrand o7

[@acetrainerben]

What a great installment of Get Sadder Sundays

[@NoviPlayz]

I got into a motorcycle accident with another rider this past year. I came to hearing a trooping asking about the LZ being clear. First words out of my mouth were does that mean landing zone? Im refusing a helicopter ride I can’t afford it.

[@oberyn5474]

who needs healthcare when you can have freedom

[@Broetien]

Good luck with your freedom if you are bankrupt or dead

[@sentient_roomba7035]

"freedom" to get shot and have to file for bankruptcy

[@Diggggity]

just spent 4 weeks in the hospital, on separate visits because they would discharge me then id need to go back the next day. i had 4 visits, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 days. The bill for the 1 day visit came in at 13 thousand dollars. I had 1 iv bag and an ultrasound.

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

My mother has MS and even WITH insurance her medication costs $7000/month. Her deductible is $7500 so every year she caps it by the end of the month, and then the insurance company drops her at the end of the year. EVERY SINGLE YEAR, she has to scramble before the end of the year to find a new insurance otherwise she dies. Such a cool system we have going on here that if my mom ever doesn't have 8k to drop in January she just gets to deteriorate a vegetable

[@carson9500]

I broke my knee earlier this year and I ended up ubering to the hospital instead of using an ambulance

[@thestarsands]

Hyped about the fact that I suggested this video and it actually became a video

[@NotaDrDoom]

I was a back seat passenger in an accident we weren’t at fault for. The ambulance charged me 899 dollars that my insurance wouldn’t cover. I was a quarter mile from the hospital. I got two stitches in my chin.

[@evan8592]

on the ambulance thing. My mom woke up and she was bleeding a lot out of her head and instead of calling 911 she drove cuz of ambulance costs. She ended up getting some in her eye and ran into a stop sign that fell on top of the car, totaling it.

[@cadensam7]

When my brother crashed into a tree skiing, we got to the main road and THEY CHARGED HIM $12,000 FOR A 5 MINUTE RIDE

[@ittueaday]

I have a friend who works at this iv bag place, and they literally produce iv bags for about $0.05, then they get sold to hospitals for hundreds

[@monnd]

i dont even live in america and got depressed watching this, i cant even fathom how you guys must feel

[@BlueRhythm24]

Impending doom, mostly. Hope that helps!

[@Lord_Falcon]

Western Europe is the OG place to live for sure. Plenty of other problems but goverment run healthcare system and tax systems really make life a lot less stressful and allow normal people to at least try to work their way up. Trying to work hard to progress in the US is likely to cause some kind of illness from stress then it's all downhill from there.

[@sonictheflexhog6075]

My ambulance ride cost like 8k, and the hospital is less than 2 miles from my house.

[@zengaisfamous]

I had an advanced ent pick me up once, had to go through a tunnel and a second ambulance acted as a pace car to get us through, felt like a president. I was dying though😂

[@alytrian]

Big A looks like he’s on the edge

[@trymjohansen3454]

Norway has healthcare in taxe pay, so when you go to the hospital for almost anything not life threatening you pay nothing or maybe up to 40$ equivalent in Norwegian currency, depending on the resources used

[@Ultimathy]

As a Canadian I’m so jealous we don’t have such a wonderful American medical system.

[@mear468]

As a Dane I am sorry for the people who got a bad spawn point in the world, like USA

[@theredacted3805]

6:20 you may or may not be able to lie about having a qualifying life event, when my job ended (seasonal) i applied for health care and told them my job ended and they never asked for proof.

[@dwightmanne]

Went to the dentist. They gave me a bill. They asked me if I have insurance. They changed the bill. I paid my part. Now six months later they called me saying that the insurance didn't pay so i now have to.