Yesterday was a slow day at work , so I had lots of time to talk with the guy next to me. I won't give his name , but he was swedish, and he'd moved to canada because his wife spoke lousy swedish and he spoke good english and she was having such a hard time there ... etcet cet.
With a short pit stop in America.
Apparently he worked for the pentagon , setting up computers and networks and the like. In afghanistan no less. Or he did , for a while.
Took a bullet in the chest. Wound up in the hospital.
Luckily he was insured because there is no free healthcare in america.
Unfortunately , his insurance company informed him he was costing them too much money , so they were cutting him off. Goodbye, we don't want you as a customer anymore etc etc. And of course, every other insurance company has this clause called "pre-existing medical condition" so they won't pay for his treatment for his injuries either.
Hello $800 000 US hospital bill (metal plate in his chest and an artificial heart).
His Lawyer in bankruptcy in america sympathized with him , informing him that every single person in america who isn't a billionaire will lose their entire lifes worth to the american heatlh care system at some time or other in their lives.
Declared bankruptcy, packed up his bags , moved to canada , and thats how he happened to be sitting in the chair next to me up here in Ottawa. (His wife is a Canadian citizen)
Apparently the American Government is quick to let anyone into their military, but not so quick to pay up if they get injured. And it is a soldiers job to stand in harms way and get injured.
Rip off !
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