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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Forgive me for my ignorance - I know it varies by state, but based on your comment (one paycheck away from homelessness), wouldn’t you qualify for state funded medical insurance? 

I live in NYC &amp; moved to AZ a few years ago. I became really ill and ended up with crazy medical bills since my insurance is only accepted in NYC.

For the most part, I was able to get this sorted without having to pay anything but there are still a few bills that ended up in collections.

What I’m trying to get at is there are programs for state funded medical insurance where I don’t have to worry about affording medical care - if I didn’t have MetroPlus (NY funded insurance), I most likely would not be here today due to all the health issues I have. There have been many times where I needed to stay at the hospital for weeks at a time, tons of expensive tests, went thru a ton of operations, braces, tons of prescriptions etc etc - all this and I’ve never had to pay out of pocket (aside from a few bucks here and there for certain prescriptions). Not only that but I also had transportation expenses accommodated or refunded.

I’m not sure how other states operate when it comes to state funded medical programs but I know for damn sure if I didn’t have these benefits, I wouldn’t be here right now. 

I see so many posts about how scared people are to go to the emergency bc they can’t afford it and I just wonder if these programs are available in other states.
gpt
State funded medical insurance doesn’t cover everything, you will be surprised what they don’t cover.