Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
Yikes - that's cheap - I'm moving to NZ. Got an empty room???

Since you said Kentucky, I'm wondering if that was part of the t.v. documentary on the people of Apalachia, since I didn't see it. I'll bet it was. That would make sense then, since these people are very isolated and keep to themselves, and are not in an area that has medical care and facilities readily available. But this is not the "norm" of low income folks - it's just a "handful" and not a fair comparison of the overall system of medical care for those of low or no income.
I'm living in the Appalachia part of Kentucky, and I'm not at all to myself or isolated. Also, we do have medical facilities. In the smaller towns and cities here, pharmacies and doctors close early and such, and in the larger towns, they can stay open all night. If the Appalachians that live in the hollers and way up in the mountains don't know about medical coverage, they don't get it because they don't desire it.
I don't know, guess I don't like stereotypes. We don't all live without medical coverage or have low income and stuff.

Personally, because I'm still a full-time student, I'm still covered by my mother's insurance. She gets ours through her work. Her job pays the majority each month, but she still gets quite a bit deducted from her pay. If I ever stop being a full-time student or when I turn 25, my insurance will cease and I will have to find my own. I'll have started my career before than, so hopefully, all will be well.
My boyfriend does not have insurance. Simply, he cannot afford it. He can't even afford to go and pay out of pocket if he is sick. Insurance is insanely high, and so are office visits!! I can't even begin telling you how many illnesses he has had that have gone untreated. He hasn't seen a real doctor in years. Not a dentist, not a general doctor, nothing.