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While the United States has largely considered itself as the greatest country in the world for the last few decades, the statistics tell us that there are areas where things can definitely be improved.

In military might and defence spending the U.S. is undisputedly number one. But in other areas, more important aspects of human wellbeing such as education, life expectancy, happiness, gender and income equality and healthcare, there are more mixed results.

The U.S. healthcare system in particular is a continuing source of bafflement for many, who are accustomed to a degree of protection against the double disaster of poor health followed by financial ruin.

While American hospitals and medical facilities are world class, they are also incredibly expensive and available only to those able to afford them. We at Bored Panda have compiled a list of examples that highlight the inadequacies of the current healthcare system, while polarised politicians continue to argue about their vision for its future. Scroll down to check them out below, and stay healthy over there in America, y’all.

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US Healtcare System

US Healtcare System

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    I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

    I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born

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    The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

    The "Radical" Idea Of Universal Healthcare

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    A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

    A Copy Of The Bill We Got When Our Daughter Was Born In Canada

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    Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

    Medical Treatment Is A Privelege

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    #6

    No, That’s Unamerican

    No, That’s Unamerican

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    All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

    All You Need To Know About American Healthcare System Is That There's A Popular TV Series Where A Man Turns To Cooking Industrial Quantities Of Crystal Meth In Order To Pay For His Hospital Bills

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    #8

    Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

    Almost A Dystopian World Where People Wear Tags Like That

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    #9

    At Least We’re First In Something

    At Least We’re First In Something

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    #10

    We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

    We Dressed Up As Universal Healthcare For Halloween. In America, This Is Terrifying To Half Of Our Population!

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    #11

    If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

    If "Breaking Bad" Had Been Set In Anywhere But America

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    #12

    American Healthcare

    American Healthcare

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    #13

    Healthcare Tip

    Healthcare Tip

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    #14

    Why Americans Are So Friendly

    Why Americans Are So Friendly

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    #15

    American Health Care System

    American Health Care System

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    Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

    Abortion Is Murder And Every Life Is Precious But You Should Definitely Get A 3rd Job If Your Baby Is Sick

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    #17

    Universal Health Care Disasters

    Universal Health Care Disasters

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    #18

    The American Healthcare System Be Like

    The American Healthcare System Be Like

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    #19

    American Healthcare Reality

    American Healthcare Reality

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    #20

    Future Of Healthcare

    Future Of Healthcare

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    #21

    Guess I'll Die

    Guess I'll Die

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    #22

    Important Questions

    Important Questions

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    #23

    As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

    As A Brit, This Is How I Plan To Dress When I Visit The US After Reading About The Cost Of Simple Healthcare

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    #24

    Pro-Life

    Pro-Life

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    #25

    Universal Healthcare

    Universal Healthcare

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    #26

    Crowdfunding For Health Care

    Crowdfunding For Health Care

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    #27

    We Would Like Healthcare Too

    We Would Like Healthcare Too

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    #28

    American Healthcare

    American Healthcare

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    #29

    Healthcare...

    Healthcare...

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    #30

    I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

    I Work In A Hospital Laboratory. I Ordered A Pack Of These Cheap Plastic Rulers From Ebay For About $6. Our Medical Supplier Charges More Than $80 For The Exact Same Rulers. This Is Why Health Care Costs Are Out Of Control

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    #31

    Reproductive Health App

    Reproductive Health App

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    #32

    Everyone Will Be Covered

    Everyone Will Be Covered

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    #33

    Nice Hat, Though

    Nice Hat, Though

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    #34

    People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

    People Are Calling Uber To Be Taken To The Emergency Room Instead Of Ambulances

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    #35

    Fantasyland

    Fantasyland

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    #36

    Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

    Paul Ryan Gives Presentation On Trumpcare

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    #37

    The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

    The Only Insurance I Can Afford In America

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    #38

    This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

    This Is The Cost Of A Rattlesnake Bite In America

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    #39

    American Healthcare In A Nutshell

    American Healthcare In A Nutshell

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    #40

    Hard To Choose

    Hard To Choose

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    #41

    Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

    Everything Would Be Well Funded And Work Perfectly

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    #42

    Paid By Taxes

    Paid By Taxes

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    #43

    Welcome To The Usa

    Welcome To The Usa

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    #44

    I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

    I Forgot My Meds And Had An Anxiety Attack At Work. My Boss Freaked Out And Called 911. Just Got The Bill Today, For Less Than 2 Hours Of Care And A Xanax. F*ck American Healthcare

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    #45

    Affordable Healthcare

    Affordable Healthcare

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    #46

    Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

    Insert Almost Every Flag On Earth Instead Sweden

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    #47

    My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

    My Cousins Child Birth Bill From The Hospital In The USA. Never Seen Anything This High

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    #48

    When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

    When You Can't Afford To Get Shot In A Mass Shooting

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    #49

    1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

    1.5 Bottles Of Insulin Costs About The Same Amount As A New Iphone

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    #50

    American Health Care

    American Health Care

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    #51

    You're Doing It Wrong

    You're Doing It Wrong

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    #52

    My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

    My Dad Celebrating Because He Finally Has Health Insurance And Is Able To Afford His Heart Medications

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    #53

    My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

    My Buddies Medical Bill For A Month-Long Stay In The Hospital After Being Hit By A Driver High On Heroin

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    #54

    GOP Stance On Healthcare

    GOP Stance On Healthcare

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    #55

    This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

    This Is How I Imagine The USA Health System Works

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    #56

    In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

    In The United States, This Is What $14,714.49 Of Medication Looks Like

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    #57

    American Healthcare, Explained

    American Healthcare, Explained

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    #58

    My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

    My Buddy's Son Ate A Penny, This Is How Much The Hospital Charged For A 5 Minute Procedure To Get It Out

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    #59

    Healthcare Level: USA

    Healthcare Level: USA

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    #60

    The Reality

    The Reality

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    #61

    Obamacare And Trumpcare

    Obamacare And Trumpcare

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    #62

    Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

    Another Picture From The American Healthcare Twilight Zone

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    #63

    I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

    I Work In A Hospital. We Use These Simple Metal Baskets To Process Tissue Specimens. Our Hospital-Mandated Supplier Charges Us $700 Apiece For These. Seven. Hundred. Dollars. This Is Why Healthcare Costs Are So F*cked Up

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    #64

    The USA Provides Free Health Care

    The USA Provides Free Health Care

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    #65

    Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

    Award Winning American-Canadian Science Fiction Author, William Gibson On Canada’s Universal Healthcare System

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    #66

    Good Healthcare

    Good Healthcare

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    #67

    Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

    Universal Healthcare - I Think This Supports The Argument, Why It Is Good For The People

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    #68

    “This Is About Profits, Not People”

    “This Is About Profits, Not People”

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    #69

    GOP Health Care Plan

    GOP Health Care Plan

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    #70

    It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

    It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia On Health Care In America

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    #71

    Injured?

    Injured?

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    I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

    I'm An American, I'm Awake So Here's My Medical Bill. The Occupational Therapy Is Particularly Amusing. She Handed Me A Toothbrush

    WashMyLogo Report

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    #73

    Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

    Peter Parker Had No Health Insurance

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    #74

    Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

    Choose Your Own Healthcare Adventure

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    #75

    Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

    Drug Prices In Canada's Health Care System Vs Prices In America

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    #76

    Same

    Same

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    #77

    Who Knew

    Who Knew

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    #78

    When You Don't Have Health Insurance

    When You Don't Have Health Insurance

    MrTotalPenguin Report

    #79

    "We Don't Take That Insurance"

    "We Don't Take That Insurance"

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    #80

    Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

    Avoid Any Unnecessary Stress

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    #81

    Mindset Of Americans

    Mindset Of Americans

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    #82

    Preparing In Advance

    Preparing In Advance

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    #83

    Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

    Insurance Agent Discovers Client Has Pre-Existing Condition (2017, Colorized)

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    #84

    The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

    The American Healthcare System Is A Eugenics Program

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    #85

    Complete Disregard For Human Life

    Complete Disregard For Human Life

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    #86

    I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

    I Never Truly Understood How Much Healthcare In The US Costs Until I Got Appendicitis In October. I'm A 20 Year Old Guy. Thought Other People Should See This To Get A Real Idea Of How Much An Unpreventable Illness Costs In The US

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    #87

    Trumpcare

    Trumpcare

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    #88

    Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

    Republicans Reveal The Heart Of Their Health Care Plan

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    #89

    US Healthcare

    US Healthcare

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    #90

    Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

    Got Just A CT Scan. F*ck American Health Care

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    #91

    Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

    Americans Spent 2.5 Times As Much On Healthcare As Citizens Of Other Rich Countries - But They Die 1.7 Years Earlier

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    #92

    This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

    This Bill Is For Someone Who Was Hospitalized For About Four Weeks

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    #93

    Senator John Mccain, Everyone

    Senator John Mccain, Everyone

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    #94

    My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

    My Brother Fell While Rock Climbing And Broke His Neck, Back, And Ankle. This Is What The Bill Looks Like For Two Surgeries, A Week Hospital Stay, The Neck/Back Braces, And Ankle Cast

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    #95

    American Dream

    American Dream

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    #96

    Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

    Six Months Ago, At Age 25, My Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Her Last Chemotherapy Treatment Was Yesterday (She's Now Cancer-Free). Cost Of Healthcare: $97,247.56. This Is Why You Need Insurance

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    #97

    This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

    This Is The Actual, Official Name Of The Republican's New Healthcare Bill

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    #98

    God Bless The Usa

    God Bless The Usa

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    #99

    "Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

    "Everyone Deserves Healthcare"

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    #100

    The Tests Show

    The Tests Show

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    #101

    Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

    Good Thing My Dad Had Insurance

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    #102

    Grim Fairy Tale

    Grim Fairy Tale

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    #103

    US Healthcare Bill

    US Healthcare Bill

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    #104

    On The Bright Side

    On The Bright Side

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    #105

    The State Of American Health Care These Days

    The State Of American Health Care These Days

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    #106

    Insurance, You're The Greatest

    Insurance, You're The Greatest

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    #107

    The Republican Health Plan

    The Republican Health Plan

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    US Healthcare System

    US Healthcare System

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    #109

    I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

    I’m Going To The Hospital For A Minor Procedure. It’s Called It A “Wallet-Ectomy.”

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    #110

    I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

    I Finally Figured Out The Logic Behind The American Healthcare System...

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    #111

    My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

    My Father In Law's Hospital Bill After 2 1/2 Days In The Hospital For Observation

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    #112

    I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

    I Want That Universal Healthcare, Morty! It's My Season Arc!

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    #113

    Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

    Bottle Of Eyedrops, $20 After Insurance. 'Murica

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    #114

    How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

    How I Feel With Strep Throat And No Health Insurance

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    #115

    US Healthcare In A Nutshell

    US Healthcare In A Nutshell

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    #116

    American Health Care System

    American Health Care System

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    #117

    The "Affordable" Care Act

    The "Affordable" Care Act

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    #118

    Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

    Hot 2017 Fashion Trends

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