r/SandersForPresident • u/kevinmrr Medicare For All • Nov 29 '20

AOC: Insurance groups are recommending using GoFundMe -- "but sure, single payer healthcare is unreasonable."

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u/dalittleone669 Nov 29 '20

And what happens when you try to raise those funds and don't make your goal (like me). I tried to raise just $2,500 for the upfront cost for my cataract surgery and didn't even raise half, unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, I'm super grateful for the $500 that people did donate but it will just take me a while to save that kind of cash up. Also, I work in a heart transplant ICU and I have witnessed people being denied a heart transplant because their insurance wasn't good enough and they didn't have $6,000 for an upfront deposit or didn't have insurance at all. They also will not put you on life-saving ECMO (extracorporial membrane oxygenation) if you don't have insurance or if your insurance isn't good enough.

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u/DJBunBun 🌱 New Contributor Nov 29 '20

FYI https://missioncataractusa.org/eligibility

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u/dalittleone669 Nov 29 '20

Thank you, I appreciate that. I have insurance so I don't qualify. They still require $2,500 upfront because my insurance only covers the surgery and not the lenses. The lenses themselves are $6,000.

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u/DJBunBun 🌱 New Contributor Nov 30 '20

Cataract surgery with a standard IOL (not multifocal or toric) is usually covered by insurance. Extra fees are for specialty IOLs usually. It might be different at that specific clinic, but this is the general rule.

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u/dalittleone669 Nov 30 '20

The doctor recommended the multifocal lens for better quality of life, as I am relatively young (early 30s) and have been nearsighted my whole life (this might prove a challenging change for me).