Doctor Informs Patient Weird Lump On Neck Nothing He Can Afford To Worry About

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WEST VALLEY CITY, UT—Following several preliminary tests of the unusual growth, Dr. Ron Craig informed patient Tom Stossel Wednesday that the weird lump that appeared on his neck in July was in fact nothing he can afford to worry about. “This might look bad, but I can assure you that this growth poses absolutely no danger that’s within your financial capacity to address,” Dr. Craig told Stossel during the follow-up visit after his tissue biopsy, adding that he would only advise treating the golf ball-sized lesion on the back of his neck if he thought his system could withstand the effects of injecting large quantities of cash directly into the hospital. “Some patients with similar growths do opt for surgery, but in their case, it’s mostly if they have a preexisting capacity to absorb the costs or a family history of great wealth. However, a thorough examination of your insurance plan, your bank accounts, and your employment history found absolutely no evidence that you should consider removing this lesion. For the time being, just put it out of your mind and try to keep comfortable, if not financially so.” Dr. Craig added that the man should immediately schedule a follow-up examination if he noticed any sudden increase in his savings.

 

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JenD1974 I thought you did satire...

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I'm afraid this hits too close to home for a lot of people.

this isn’t even an exaggeration. I’ve been told on numerous occasions BY DOCTORS to not pursue health concerns cuz I didn’t have insurance

echarlie429 Too real, onion.

CapaTosta122 It's so true it's not even funny.

America wants individuals and families to live with debt or die.

BanishedBernie 🇺🇸

Ain't that the truth

robdelaney I have a lump on my neck that needs to come out. If I have to go to a private surgeon (waiting for the appointment) it'll cost me three grand for the operation. I'm not from the US, obviously.

robdelaney It's horrifying how savage the US healthcare system is when it comes to denying care to, or bankrupting huge swathes of the population. This should be a source of shame to the whole country.

Neither is that weird hump between his shoulders.

This sh*t is not funny when it's so true.🤬

Everyone watch this

'A doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months.' ~ Henny Youngman

Lol

Ah....America...amber waves of medical debt.

If it’s directly under his chin it’s time for a second opinion.

Lmao

Can he fix it with photoshop cheaper?

'As an alternative to removing the growth, maybe you could just give it a fun name? Like lumpy. Or Cancie, the ever expanding love button?'

Jesus America.

Keep em coming. You guys are killing it!

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I thought The Onion was supposed to be satire! 😂😂😂

Doctor Advises Patient To Claim Weird Lump On Neck Was Left By Extraterrestrial Parasite To Get Healthcare Bills Paid By Weyland-Yutani Corporation

Oh man, that’s a little too close. How have $7k deductibles become acceptable?

I've reviewed your insurance coverage and... well...do you believe in prayer or miracles?

It's bad when onion has to repeat jokes

Medicare for all pls

If I had a nickel for every time I

Ouch

Ah man....I tried SO hard not to laugh 🤭. Totally didn’t work.

“This might look bad, but I can assure you that this growth poses absolutely no danger that’s within your financial capacity to address,” 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

I thought this was a satire account?

Americans be like

A little too close to home for a lot of us.

Savage🤣

please help me share this tweet around!!

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Healthcare is for closers.

Patient informs doctor he’s Canadian so go for it.

America can non afford to not have Medicare for all.

Invest in a term life insurance policy are words you never want to hear from your doctor.

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Those lumps are what doctors in Mexico specialize in.

M4A now!

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mettahapa I had shit insurance and at the age of 37 got diagnosed with leukemia. Had a choice of 3 horribly reviewed oncologists with 250 miles of my address, closest one was was 150 miles away. Luckily enough my re-enrollment period was 2 months away. American healthcare is dark humor.

BS

You’ve been on 🔥🔥🔥 today AtTheOnion. Keep it up

I thought this was a real article about Trump’s healthcare policy.

R6Rider Well, the doctor has a point: 500,000 people in the US went bankrupt each year due to medical costs—even before the pandemic. Every other other wealthy nation provides universal coverage. We pay more, die sooner.👇🏼

KcCaptin

nothing doctor can bother to inform himself about

If he came in with it, isn’t a pre existing condition?

This sounds similar to my last visit.

So he's gonna have to start cooking meth to pay for his medical bills?

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No worries. Just fire up that GoFundMe account. I’m sure your Aunt Barb on Facebook will pitch in $5.

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