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American mongrel, son of an immigrant, queer husband, feral humanities PhD, pet fan, IFS coach, pet fan. He/they. Mpls. Come join me in the #fediverse
May 25, 2018 8 tweets 3 min read
"My main point was to keep my kid alive." So says the father of a six-year-old girl with cancer in @vikkiortiztrib's gut-punch of a story about "cancer-related financial toxicity." chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-… Here's is a THREAD about what I learned: 1/8 It is long past time to abandon the delusion that the "market" for health care can or should operate like a market for any other consumer good. It's long past time to let go of the delusion that we can fix things by somehow "empowering" people to be better "consumers."2/8