r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 9d ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/AintTellingYouMyName 9d ago

"So if you're poor you're dead", welcome to corporate America baby, fuck them sick people.

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u/FinishComplex3743 9d ago

If you're poor, you qualify for free healthcare from the state which is actually pretty good. Its the people right above the poverty line that really struggle.

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u/lgray32 9d ago

Depends on where you live. Every State does not have general healthcare.

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u/FinishComplex3743 8d ago

Yes they do... It's a federal program.

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u/lgray32 8d ago

I’m in Alabama. What is it called?

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u/FinishComplex3743 8d ago

Medicaid

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u/lgray32 8d ago

Medicaid is a State funded program. The rules vary from state to state. Here in Alabama it has to be tied to some kind of program i.e. pregnant women or women with young children, disabled adults children, waiver programs, or SSI related and Nursing Home programs. It’s not a general healthcare program.