If someone who us worth millions of dollars is worried about potentially going bankrupt without insurance. That should be glaring alarm about how fucked up accessing healthcare in the US.
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I saw this comment on a post about it..
i assume it will be biologic medication to treat her autoimmune and the news ones are quite expensive.
i assume it will be biologic medication to treat her autoimmune and the news ones are quite expensive.
Yet they are extremely expensive, costing on average $10,000-$30,000 per year and exceed $500,000 for the most expensive biologics.
Millions of dollars don't matter when you have to buy medication or constantly go to the doctor. These costs can add up fast.
That sad part is it’s being taken lightly and everyone is just laughing like “haha that’s so relatable”
“I had to come back for the insurance, they informed me earlier this year, I’m on COBRA,” Williams, 45, told interviewer Rennae Stubbs, as they laughed along with the crowd. “So that’s like, I got to get my benefits on. Started training.”
“She’s actually not lying about that, cause we talked about that six years ago,” Stubbs replied. “You’re actually telling the truth. Insurance is hard.”
Isn't she really wealthy by now? If she isn't, after all she's done and all her victories, then thats just an additional amount of frustration on top of our shared healthcare bullshit... She deserves to not have to worry about that, I'd have thought she could afford good health insurance.
NO ONE should have to worry about healthcare, regardless of who they are. If we can give billions of dollars to other countries to wage war, we can fund universal healthcare.
You mean if we can afford private insurance, we can afford universal healthcare.
It would cost less in tax dollars than the majority people pay for it now to collectively bargain for lower drug prices. Significantly fewer intermediaries taking a cut and driving up the price of everything.
Universal healthcare makes social AND economic sense
No disagreement regarding the private insurance remark, just pointing out how fucked our priorities are.
Well, not for all those intermediaries... and the people who get a cut from thier "productivity". That's the real barrier, rich people siphoning money off of a process they don't meaningfully contribute to.
No disagreement there for sure, I was just surprised to see she's also affected as we all are. I figured she was wealthy enough for it to not be an issue.
Wow, she still has to work at... 45?
IIRC her sister is married to Spez. What a crappy in-law he must be.
Nope, she married Kn0thing.
Kn0thing
Ah ok, close enough though maybe. Another zillionaire techdude.
Serena is far, FAR, wealthier than Kn0thing.
isnt it ALEX , or the other founder.
Yeah, someone corrected, I don't follow this stuff carefully.