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25 and Disappointed: Who can afford to fall sick?

 The healthcare - which is supposed to be a basic human right, is no longer one?  If someone falls sick, the system would hold them and restore their health - it should be that simple. It seems that it’s not that simple. Getting treated, now a days, feels like entering a marketplace. It’s as if, staying alive is something tougher than death. TV commercials, Hospital posters, insurance agents and social media-they all scream the same thing: “Thank God he took insurance.” But the question is: “Why he had to take the insurance in the first place?” The fear of being sick is not easy to deal with. Reading stories about families who lost their lifetime savings overnight. Hearing people who ended up in debt trap for getting treatment. Combined with the altogether different story of many people living too remote places to even access to the basic health care. Then comes the insurance. Even if we have insurance, will it be enough? What if the bill crosses the coverage limit? What if th...