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Welcome to the US.
If I’m conscious, no matter what happens, I will always have the thought: can I make it to the hospital on my own.
Disgusting dystopian hellhole…
Ive heard of helicopter rescue insurance in the United states. Last i looked into it (15 years ago) it was around $50 per year. Considering the fact that ive heard more than one story of people getting themselves out of the backcountry with terrible injuries, i think it would be a good investment for anyone navigating privatized healthcare while enjoying outdoor sports.
This article reads like health insurance propaganda. It’s all about how selfless this guy is, and never talks about how insane it is that he had to risk death to avoid crippling medical debt.
Where I am in New York it’s a little weird. There’s one private helicopter that costs a lot for rescue and a police helicopter that’s free. Also if it’s just the rangers that come up to save you, that’s also free. But the ambulance ride will bankrupt you.
I’ve even heard of a guy who will hike up a mountain, call 911 saying he’s dehydrated and will wait for the rangers to carry him down, only to be fine at the bottom. (He’s done it twice)
I’ve even heard of a guy who will hike up a mountain, call 911 saying he’s dehydrated and will wait for the rangers to carry him down, only to be fine at the bottom. (He’s done it twice)
But, why?
Second time he should be beaten so hard he’s dehydrated from blood loss.
That’s stupid, emergency services should not come at a cost. If it were a hiker needing to be rescued because they were stupid and didn’t prepare properly charge them. If it’s an unforseen emergency than provide it as a service.
I’m surprised the cops don’t charge money for showing up to calls, or the firefighters. Why is the medical field so different?
or the firefighters.
Oooh history’s got some good ones for you
Because most of it is privatized.
I’m all for universal health care. But at the same time being outdoors/hiking/fishing most of my life.
Some of the insanely stupid shit I’ve seen people do in the middle of fucking no where…
I mean accidents happen, but if you’re that idiot that ignored four warnings and got gored trying to pet a bison, part of me thinks you SHOULD have to pay for that helicopter ride
There should be consequences, sure, but life long financial ruin isn’t exactly a punishment that fits the crime here.
I never said that, more just a petty rant at the injustices of life. :p
People are just ok with this. It’s so bizarre.
I mean… damn, the US is not a real place
Those fucking poles are overpriced outfitter gear. He’d have probably been better off with a good stick.
You mean with a stick impaled on his side? How is that better? (The stick may or may not be clean)
What are you? A rep with big shitty aluminum walking pole?
Let’s just assume I was speaking to the other grizzled sorts that can evaluate a walking stick that their grandchildren can use without fear of unintended impalement.
Usually when I think of a (walking) stick I think first of a stick picked up from the floor and then I think of a walking cane.
Only in America.
Works the same in Germany :/.
How so?
From what I can tell, in Germany it’s largely a “hope your medical insurance covers it” situation. Apparently, around 99.9% of people in Germany have health insurance in some form.
Only edge cases where people acted exceptionally recklessly wouldn’t fully be covered by insurance, as far as my experience goes.
The image is really not that gruesome… he looks happy even.
So happy to have saved the cost of medical care. 'Merica fuck yeah!
Land of the Fee
More like land of the expensive
Land of the dyslexia
Weird that ICE didn’t shoot him on account of concealing a deadly weapon.
He was a nurse to. Which just makes him more aware of how things like that can just ruin a person in the us. Remember when that hospital took away healthcare benefits from its janitorial staff. That to me is peak us explanations. A hospital can’t afford to give its staff health insurance. ugh.
