美国真相:医疗费用重负之下的美国百姓

作者:CGTN  更新时间:2022-06-23 10:10:09  来源:CGTN  责任编辑:石头

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  克里斯汀是一名61岁的从事特殊教育的美国退休教师。2017年,克里斯汀不小心摔伤了背部,导致腰部以下几乎瘫痪。在与保险公司沟通的过程中,保险公司拒绝了她转院的请求,并且整整十天没有接听她的电话。由于时间上的耽搁,克里斯汀没有得到及时的治疗。几经波折的克里斯汀回到家中,发现等待她的却是数万美元的医疗账单,这对于即使有着不错收入的克里斯汀一家来说,依然难以承受。在该期视频中,克里斯汀详细地讲述了多年来她与美国医保系统抗争的故事。

  Christine is a 61-year-old American former special education teacher. In 2017, Christine broke her back accidentally and was almost paralyzed from the waist down. Christine's insurance provider denied her request to get transferred, and she was in extreme agony after not getting timely treatment. After she was discharged from hospital, what awaited her was tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills. In this video, Christine talks about how she battled with the American health insurance system for years.