When getting care means going into debt

When getting care means going into debt

The email is sitting in my inbox like a countdown clock: $5,000 due to secure my surgery date. Another $7,000 required on the day of the procedure. Before even getting there, I had already paid $800 just for a consultation and thousands more from emergency room visits, trying to manage the pain. As a college student in a single-parent household, these costs are not just overwhelming; they are destabilizing. For my family, this isn’t just a medic…