I won’t beat around the bush: I’m in a lot of debt. Like most chronically ill folks, I have my fair share of ever-increasing medical bills that lurk in my file folder, filling me with shame and dread.
In addition to the routine costs of having a rare disease and several co-morbid conditions, I have tens of thousands in student loan debt – both private and federal.
The U.S. health care system (and other lending schemes, let’s be honest) is based on predatory billing and collections practices, so until that changes, the best we can do is work with what we have.
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