US gov shutdown is life-or-death for some cancer patients, including children

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@snig

But surely your experience of using your own insurance and helping your family with theirs trumps my knowledge base.

Sounds like it. So how many out of those thousands were refused treatment due to their insurance company? 50%? 1%? 80%? Are you a GP or acupuncturist? What types of treatments weren’t approved?

@snig

The problem with catastrophic insurance is that it often isn’t that helpful in cases of catastrophe

What does “isn’t that helpful” mean?

@snig

And not covering preventive care leads to increased incidence of catastrophe, which is more expensive for all of us, especially if you’re underinsured

What preventative care are you referring to? Medicine, Lifestyle, etc?