Venus Williams revealed she came back to tennis at age 45 for the health insurance, explaining after winning her match on Tuesday, July 22 that she was put on COBRA and needed better coverage.
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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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.
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.
From Why Biologics and Biosimilars Remain So Expensive: Despite Two Wins for Biosimilars, the Supreme Court’s Recent Rulings do not Solve Fundamental Barriers to Competition:
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”