“I understand that there’s going to be medical costs and the time in the emergency room, but those shouldn’t preclude you from saving your own life,” Dr. Landry added. If that isn’t the saddest summary of American health care in a sentence. Time and money feel so stressful to lose that many Americans risk death instead of seeking emergency care.
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