We made no choices to put us in a situation of medical need. One day i got a phone call and we were just there. Literally any day it can happen to anyone. My wife is 31. Was 28 and 9 weeks pregnant when diagnosed, didn't smoke, didn't drink, very fit, had no genetic trouble signs. So if youre older, smoke, drink, overweight or have cancer in your family you're talking about someone statistically LESS likely to get cancer than you.
So why would you want a system that harms those who just get unlucky? Why not say, "it can happen to anyone I love and if it does I want to make sure they can be covered."
We had a 6 month to live prognosis and went full out with trips to MD Anderson, newest treatments, and aggressive action. 2 brain surgeries, some radiation and the newest drug at the time. All of this was incredibly expensive even after insurance. We deducted $30,000 of $78,000 household income last year. That's with insurance. We are doing fantastic and have been clear of cancer for 1 year. But I've since switched jobs and she is covered on the new insurance. We are thinking we may be on the home stretch and if we do get through this we don't want to have to base decisions for the rest of our lives on what insurance will be like. We don't want to worry about a lifetime maximum which would have lead to her death as the treatment alone saved her life.
So you think you're just going to pay for this shit out of your own pocket if you ever get the phone call I got 3 years ago?
I'm glad to pay for your family if it means saving your loved ones lives but I guess I'm just a violent liberal so take that for what it's worth.