Sicilian, The Neurologist who told me about this- which got this whole subject going also had a number of patients in her waiting room who appeared to be well over 75. This applies to big dollar illnesses. I had chemotherapy 8 times with each one costing $52000 + - I also had a heart valve replacement- again over $50,000. Thank God I had Insurance
Those costs are mind-boggling.You're almost better off on Medicaid. Of course you have to be pretty much destitute to qualify, so there's that

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