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So A 24 Year Old Unemployed, Uninsured Father Died Last Week Of A Toothache… What Do You Think?


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/insurance-2…
“According to NBC affiliate WLWT, Kyle Willis’ wisdom tooth started hurting two weeks ago. When dentists told him it needed to be pulled, he decided to forgo the procedure, because he was unemployed and had no health insurance.
When his face started swelling and his head began to ache, Willis went to the emergency room, where he received prescriptions for antibiotics and pain medications. Willis couldn’t afford both, so he chose the pain medications.
The tooth infection spread, causing his brain to swell. He died Tuesday.”
To add, a quick google search tells me that the avg cost of getting your wisdom teeth pulled if you’re uninsured is around 1000-2000$ if you’re curious.
So what do you think of a man dying of a toothache in the richest country in the world, who’s life could’ve been saved by a relatively simple procedure.

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