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Who should save sight of S.C. man who can’t afford surgery?
To start a lively discussion of America’s health care system, let’s consider who’s responsible for saving the sight of Luis Lang.
Lang, a 49-year-old resident of Fort Mill, S.C., has bleeding in his eyes and a partially detached retina caused by diabetes.
“He will lose his eyesight if he doesn’t get care. He will go blind,” said Dr. Malcolm Edwards, the Lancaster, S.C., ophthalmologist who examined Lang.
Lang is a self-employed handyman who works with banks and the federal government on maintaining foreclosed properties. He has done well enough that his wife, Mary, hasn’t had to work. They live in a 3,300-square-foot home in the Legacy Park subdivision valued at more than $300,000.
But he has never bought insurance. Instead, he says, he prided himself on paying his own medical bills.
Read more here: Who should save sight of S.C. man who can t afford surgery The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer
I've read posters here who have said they won't buy insurance but instead will just pay for their medical expenses.
What if that's not possible?
Medical costs are sky high and very few people have enough cash on hand to pay for most procedures. What then?
To start a lively discussion of America’s health care system, let’s consider who’s responsible for saving the sight of Luis Lang.
Lang, a 49-year-old resident of Fort Mill, S.C., has bleeding in his eyes and a partially detached retina caused by diabetes.
“He will lose his eyesight if he doesn’t get care. He will go blind,” said Dr. Malcolm Edwards, the Lancaster, S.C., ophthalmologist who examined Lang.
Lang is a self-employed handyman who works with banks and the federal government on maintaining foreclosed properties. He has done well enough that his wife, Mary, hasn’t had to work. They live in a 3,300-square-foot home in the Legacy Park subdivision valued at more than $300,000.
But he has never bought insurance. Instead, he says, he prided himself on paying his own medical bills.
Read more here: Who should save sight of S.C. man who can t afford surgery The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer
I've read posters here who have said they won't buy insurance but instead will just pay for their medical expenses.
What if that's not possible?
Medical costs are sky high and very few people have enough cash on hand to pay for most procedures. What then?