Teacher Dies From Flu Because Medicine Was Too Expensive
Heather Holland has died of flu complications because she couldn't afford the copay for her medicine. Cenk Uygur, the host of The Young Turks, tells you the tragic story. Tell us what you...
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WE HAVE A STORY OF A LOVELY SECOND-GRADE TEACHER AT AKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HER NAME IS HEATHER HOLLAND. HERE SHE IS. LIKE I SAID, SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF TEXAS, SHE IS TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN SHE GETS SICK. IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF US AND IT IS FLU SEASON AND SHE GOT THE FLU. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF US. CO-PAY IS TOO MUCH. IN OUR CRAZY SYSTEM AND WE ARE THE ONLY DEVELOPED NATION IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, WE ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO FEND FOR OURSELVES, BOOTSTRAPS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOOD INSURANCE, SOME PEOPLE OF INSURANCE THAT IS NOT SO GOOD. UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET SOME DEGREE OF MINIMUM COVERAGE AND NOW UNDER THE NEW RULES THEY CAN MAKE YOUR COVERAGE WORSE AND WORSE ...
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WE HAVE A STORY OF A LOVELY SECOND-GRADE TEACHER AT AKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HER NAME IS HEATHER HOLLAND. HERE SHE IS. LIKE I SAID, SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF TEXAS, SHE IS TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN SHE GETS SICK. IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF US AND IT IS FLU SEASON AND SHE GOT THE FLU. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF US. CO-PAY IS TOO MUCH. IN OUR CRAZY SYSTEM AND WE ARE THE ONLY DEVELOPED NATION IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, WE ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO FEND FOR OURSELVES, BOOTSTRAPS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOOD INSURANCE, SOME PEOPLE OF INSURANCE THAT IS NOT SO GOOD. UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET SOME DEGREE OF MINIMUM COVERAGE AND NOW UNDER THE NEW RULES THEY CAN MAKE YOUR COVERAGE WORSE AND WORSE ...
