Good thing we don’t ration health care in the USA
OXFORD — Friends say the Miami University graduate who died this week after reportedly suffering from swine flu delayed getting medical treatment because she did not have health insurance.
Kimberly Young
News of Kimberly Young’s death Wednesday, Sept. 23, came as a shock to those who knew the vibrant 22-year-old who was working at least two jobs in Oxford after graduating with a double major in December 2008.
Young became ill about two weeks ago, but didn’t seek care initially because she didn’t have health insurance and was worried about the cost, according to Brent Mowery, her friend and former roommate.
Later stories suggest Young died of viral pneumonia, rather than swine flu.
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» Good thing we don’t ration health care in the USA Galesburgers for Health Care Reform
September 28th, 2009
12:50 pm
[...] by Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution September 27, 2009 [...]
N.J.
September 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
Ironic. I was just finishing an email with a friend in Great Britain whose bosses would not allow them to come to work because they were coming down with the symptoms of swine flu and sent them for immediate treatment, requiring them to stay home, for a week, with pay, of course. This is no highly educated or highly skilled person either. Highest education, High school.
Of course British employers, even in the private sector are much saner than American employers in most cases. They can do the math. One person out for a week costs a lot less than fifty out for a day.
Healthcare is Sick
September 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
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