I agree on the point about raising the costs of medical care. But she did go back (I think to the same place) and they told her she was terminal. They scared the poor woman half to death and she started planning her own suicide.
Keep in mind, she is a Columbian native, and English is her send language. She probably doesn’t have much money — she and her husband both work at low paying jobs and likely don’t have insurance. She also may not know how to “work the system” to get what she needed (a 2nd opinion) and was frightened. After all, she went to this place to get the mamogram because it was advertised as “cheap”.
I’m sorry, but I hate stupid! Some of the smartest people I’ve ever met are immigrants, and against all odds do great!
And you know what, coming from some of those backwater countries, they are usually sharper at spotting a scam than us US softies.
Life is full of scary stuff. What do most of us do with the scary stuff? We act like adults and work through it.
Hitting the courts to score that pot of gold is 95% of our current medical care problems.