JoB
New resident.. i think you missed the part where Ken said that he was no longer on the medications he was taking which implied some sort of pre-existing condition… which doesn’t leave you the option of having your condition covered by health insurance and in many cases prevents employers from hiring you.
Yet, he still works. That doesn’t sound much like someone who considers themselves a victim to me.
Assumptions are dangerous. When we make assumptions like “anyone can be covered by health insurance if they choose to do so” we are generally doing so without all of the information.
And i doubt that he was being drastic when he said that he would die of a life threatening illness. Though he would be treated initially in the emergency room at great cost, he is unlikely to have the funds from self employment to cover the cost of his total care and it is is a fact that the rate of mortality from illness is much higher if you are uninsured.
It is obvious that these are truths which disturb you.. and which you would rather not hear.. but that doesn’t make them untrue.