Why do people still think they do not need insurance in 2024 or that it's a scam?

I'm just wondering why people in this day and age think health insurance is a scam? I had a serious bicycle accident 2 weeks ago, and while I'm recovering, the ambulance bill and hospital bills are just starting to trickle in. Insurance says they were billed $78,500 so far for this event.

I was only in the hospital for 30 hours. They did some CT scans, and I had a concussion, minor brain bleed that went away after a few hours, and had a fracture to one of the occipital condyles.

How can anyone not afford insurance if an ambulance ride costs $78,000?

https://ift.tt/iQeBqJN Submitted September 11, 2024 at 12:01AM by f00dl3 https://ift.tt/naFxcf6

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NPR News: Florida’s coral reefs are still ailing but doing better

Florida’s coral reefs are still ailing but doing better
A year after the worst coral bleaching ever recorded, Florida's reefs are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t see significant bleaching.

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Almost 40 Hawaii residents receive free cataract surgeries

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NPR News: Climate change is coming for your wine

Climate change is coming for your wine
In California's Napa Valley, the nation's unofficial wine capital, one varietal reigns supreme: cabernet sauvignon. But climate change is threatening the small blue-black grapes for which cabernet sauvignon is named. Increasingly severe heat waves are taking a toll on the grape variety, especially in late summer during ripening. To kick off NPR's Climate Solutions Week, climate correspondent Lauren Sommer joins host Regina G. Barber for a deep dive into the innovations wineries are actualizing — and the ways that cabernet farmers and fans alike could learn to adapt. Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Interested in hearing more climate solutions? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

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Report predicts a shortage of 100,000 healthcare workers by 2028

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https://ift.tt/L6ZkAJD Submitted September 09, 2024 at 01:07PM by thinkB4WeSpeak https://ift.tt/O5husNo

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NPR News: 'Mr. Greedy,' a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33

'Mr. Greedy,' a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33
Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said.

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Dear doctors, I am begging you to do something about the PE takeover of healthcare in the US. It’s not only screwing you over, it’s screwing all patients over too

*Doctors and all other medical professionals

Only the cruel American system tries to rob people when they’re at their weakest. This is one of the most important issues to me personally and politicians from both sides are ignoring the problem as usual. I can’t rely on them anymore

https://ift.tt/wvmTL8p Submitted September 09, 2024 at 03:25AM by Climhazzard73 https://ift.tt/n5z70EO

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