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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023

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  • This last winter I was unemployed and I got sick enough to need antibiotics.

    I couldn’t prove that I didn’t have a job, so the ‘sliding scale clinic’ charged me $586 to talk to someone (not a doctor). I knew what I needed. I was forced to take an unnecessary STD test ($180) and to promise I would go in for additional testing and scanning (undisclosed price, to be determined AFTER).

    The meds were around $40 for a week of pills (15 pills).

    I knew my issue, and just needed a prescription for the antibiotics.

    I have a job now. They want about $200 a month for the basic coverage. I have on average, $20-$30 at the end of the pay period. So I could get insurance, but it means skipping more meals (I already skip several a week to save money).

    So I just hope nothing ever goes wrong because if it does, I’ll need to be close to death before I get help that will take me years to pay for.