> While I had some bills to cover — being a type 1 diabetic, I had to purchase insulin — living in Canada meant that I didn't need to worry about the risk of extraordinary costs from a hospital stay. Had I been living in the USA, I would have needed to prioritize seeking employment and medical insurance and likely would not have been able to discharge the duty which fate had thrust upon me.

God bless Canada.

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leoqa 3 hours ago | parent [-]

He would’ve likely qualified for Medicaid in the US if he was living in any liberal state that expanded eligibility.

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mmooss 37 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Federal requirements for Medicaid starting in January will result in large numbers of people losing coverage.

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logifail 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Q: How much does generic/biosimilar insulin cost in the US if you aren't insured? Does this vary by state?

	▲	ballmerpoint 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It varies by state. Many states by now have programs capping it at 35$/mo, but I believe that often entails being insured under their state public insurance or another plan operating in that state (and so may not count as “uninsured cost”).

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suddenlybananas an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

and if he was living in the other states?

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jawilson2 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

That's a lot of asterisks for a gotcha. We need universal healthcare yesterday. We are barbaric.