Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps

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Fundraisers for medical costs now account for 1 in 3 campaigns on GoFundMe — and they bring in more money than any other category.

 

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That’s ridiculous!

I just made a campaign for medical funds because it takes so long for SSDI. With a young child, I have to choose between my medications or food. Barely making bills and can't make payments to the hospital bills I already have. This is with insurance, we are drowning

Another fail by the Republican controlled government. Death by being poor!

In 2019, Americans will learn that the answer to fixing our broken health finance system was in front of our eyes the whole time: We have some big conversations ahead. ChangeHealthToday

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America’s comprehensive health plan, TRUMP’S GOT HEALTH CARE. Thank Mitch McConnell and PAUL RYAN and your state GOP Congress Rep but you better thank PAUL fast because he’s getting out of town before the meltdown. senatemajldr SenSchumer NancyPelosi Morning_Joe RWPUSA

To everyone calling for single payer & “Medicare for all”: Health INSURANCE does NOT equal MEDICAL CARE. Do you really want ANY 3rd party controlling decisions re:your health? Medical decisions should be made between Physician& Patient only. We need to get 3rd parties OUT.

People often must choose between healthcare and bills. Those who are self-employed are hit the hardest. As a freelance writer, I haven’t had health insurance now for three years because the monthly cost would be more than my mortgage. MedicareForAll

It's affordable, so what's the issue 🤷

Imagine if we had a functioning government that worked for the people.

MedicareForAll

One of the wealthiest countries on the planet yet we force the medically ill to beg for charity. We can do so much better. healthcare4all

If only there was an alternative... oh wait, universal healthcare. We need universal healthcare in the USA.

Wait! Stop! Wait, again! What about Obamacare? Remember: Keep your plan. Keep your doctor. Save $2,500 annually. Affordable! Guess Nancy should have told her minions to actually read the bill!

Sad consequence of the GOP‘s greed. Follow the money honey MAGA

And GoFundMe gets in on the profits.

If many of you want universal coverage, why can’t individual states offer this? Seems reasonable.

Sad consequence of the GOP ‘s greed. Follow the money honey YAASSSSS MAGA

This is why we need universal health care.

And Dr. Phil for mental health, this is how the US delivers healthcare. We can do better.

POTUS realDonaldTrump are you paying attention ? We need a better system. Before you further make a mess of the aca come up with a plan.

Sad.

Campaign 2020: MakingAmericaGofundmeAgain?🙃

In comparison to wall funders plz

Some of them are probably scammers just playing to people's sympathies (Not all of them, but... it's plausible)

And that doesn't count traditional Fundraisers at local level-fire dept serving lunches of donated food for $5-10/plate or churches/other organizations having bake sales. Would you want to depend on a bake sale for your meds? How many cupcakes for insulin?

Gee I wonder why.

So we just call Single Payer 'GoFundMe for All' instead of 'Medicare for All' and it will pass?

and credit card companies/processors have made a mint on the fees....while people suffer and have to resort to this even with insurance...

They should turn to Gofundme to finance an international relocation... only way to get healthcare.

Until members of Congress find themselves begging for such donations on GoFundMe, it will never change.

Has he made America great again yet?

Ok,so does any JOURNALIST want to do a report on ACA tragedy. Pre-Exist conditions got a well deserved victory but mid America & many others have been devistated! I know-health ins is my job! We all benefit for no PEC exclusion but not at the expense of no health care for most!

This is good and bad news. Glad they are getting the funds. Sad that they need to resort to this to pay for healthcare needs.

This is so wrong. We need Universal Healthcare. Plus GoFundMe takes a percentage of money raised.

There are no words to properly describe how backwards, barbaric, corrupt, and disgusting our for profit healthcare system is in America. We need Medicare for all now. Enough with the half measures. Let’s get it done HouseDemocrats

We need Medicare for all NOW.

So people won’t pay for their own insurance but will pay actual medical bills for others?

This is so sad and absurd. This is not how healthcare should be addressed.

Maybe they are successful since we all know we are all an illness away from financial ruin, the healthcare system in the U S sucks and the gov and our pres are making it worse

Mean while raising rates and adding incentives for cheaper commercial rates instead of offering a plan that fits.They do those things then it trickles down to controlling the people working and paying for it and still needing help.OSHA sets the mandates we work by not Insurance

This reality juxtaposed against 45 demanding 5 Billion for a wall should shame us all.

This shouldn’t be a thing. We shouldn’t have to beg to cover our medical expenses.

Republicans to proud or stupid to enroll in Obamacare! Screw them

It's like the public really wanted to help fellow citizens with health care. If only there were a plan to regulate it, leverage economy of scale across the country, and have public oversight... Medicareforall

But we have best healthcare in the world?!? This cannot be right.

Ain't that America...

In America. In 2018. Think about that...

disgusting. Only in the USA does this happen. I deal with people who can't afford insurance or even a simple cremation. Universal Healthcare only way to go.

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