So let’s get this straight… Sports team has healthcare insurance company (nothing thru ACA) and team was denied surgery because of cost – PB/TK
Olympic cyclist forced to travel to Europe for surgery due to U.S. healthcare system – by
Toms Skujiņš is a Latvian Olympic cyclist living in America. He suffered a crash this week that broke his collarbone and highlighted the cost of healthcare in the U.S.
Skujiņš was going for his third straight Tour of California win when he crashed and had to be taken to the hospital. Immediately, he was told he had broken his collarbone, which forced him to withdraw from the event.
The 25-year-old rides for Cannondale, and on Tuesday morning Jonathan Vaughters, team manager, explained the situation they were having while trying to get proper healthcare for Toms
Continue to sbnation.com article: http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/5/16/15647132/olympic-cyclist-to-travel-to-europe-for-surgery-healthcare-system-toms-skujins
