Sorry to hear about what you went or are currently going through. The medical insurance situation in US is beyond f’ed up. Most people who can afford it just don’t think about how terrible it really is. It takes some serious illness or accident to wake people up to the insane situation that is US healthcare. It sounds like you are well aware of that, unfortunately.

I grew up in a communist country and for all the shit communism gets, I was never denied medical care or could not afford it. In US I made above average income and yet the cost of healthcare was far from unnoticeable, especially with deductibles, excluded procedures and ridiculous billing free for all. I have some f’ed up stories, but for another day.

I now live in Japan. I still pay a fair bit for insurance, but I can feel very confident that in a case of a serious injury, illness or extended hospital stay, I will not go bankrupt. In fact, it’ll be like nothing changed - financially. I used to lose sleep over thinking about insurance issues in US, but now I never think about any of that. It’s such a huge relief to focus on other more important things in life. But, Murcia, they tell you it’s the best place, if you kindly forget about the healthcare issues. Don’t get me wrong, there are many wonderful things about the good ol US of A, but healthcare is not one of them.