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When financial limits prevent diagnostic peace of mind

My doctor wants to run expensive tests to rule out scary conditions, but I can't afford them and I'm terrified that not knowing will kill me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic barriers to medical certainty create a liminal space of dangerous uncertainty and class-based health anxiety.

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