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Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million In Medical Bills

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Source: Think Progress

Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million In Medical Bills
By Guest Blogger on Jul 24, 2012 at 10:37 am

Aurora victim Caleb Medley

Caleb Medley was shot in the eye in the Aurora movie theater shooting and remains in the intensive care unit in an induced coma. Medley sustained the terrible injuries only days before his wife Katie was due to give birth to a baby boy they plan to name Hugo. She now joins him in the same hospital — just one floor away — where she was set to be induced.

But even if Caleb makes a full recovery and meets his son, what happened late Friday evening at the movie theater could ruin the young family’s finances. Caleb doesn’t have health insurance, and his medical bills could amount to $2 million, according to his family.

Longtime friend Michael West has created a website to raise money for Caleb, who has been an aspiring stand-up comedian since the eighth grade. “He needs to get better because he needs to be a dad,” West said.
According to the website, Caleb performed in Denver’s biggest stand-up contest at the Comedy Works on July 18, advancing to the next round. The next night, Caleb and Katie decided to treat themselves to the midnight movie before the couple “officially” became parents.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/24/573441/uninsured-aurora-2-million-medical-bill/

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Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million In Medical Bills (Original post)	kpete	Jul 2012	OP
Gun owners should be required to carry insurance, just a car owners do, for this very reason. (nt)	enough	Jul 2012	#1
I like this idea.	Schema Thing	Jul 2012	#2
I do	permatex	Jul 2012	#5
Does it cover you for intentional acts like murder?	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#26
Why the hell would I intentionally murder someone?	permatex	Jul 2012	#27
Good. Thanks for taking care of others.	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#39
Hi permatex, is that insurance for damage, destruction or disappearance of your guns,	enough	Jul 2012	#67
Both.	permatex	Jul 2012	#68
I do. nt	hack89	Jul 2012	#20
that's an excellent idea	samsingh	Jul 2012	#23
Yes.	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#38
Yes, this absolutely needs to be the case	Tumbulu	Jul 2012	#64
That's logical. Like doctors, builders, home owners, etc. That would do a lot to help.	freshwest	Jul 2012	#69
I like this!	calimary	Jul 2012	#80
From what I've read, the people who made the movie plan to donate a ton of money to the victims	LynneSin	Jul 2012	#3
Sounds like baby's first clothes will be a wee Batman suit	ProgressiveEconomist	Jul 2012	#21
Very true that last statement	LynneSin	Jul 2012	#22
Well, isn't that the Republican plan?	Atman	Jul 2012	#4
and give people guns so they need health care	samsingh	Jul 2012	#24
sooo	backwoodsbob	Jul 2012	#79
In a just world, no one would have to pay these medical bills.	alarimer	Jul 2012	#71
That's a LOT of cupcakes!	Shadowflash	Jul 2012	#6
everyone should plan to be victim of a famous tragedy	Enrique	Jul 2012	#7
Maybe the NRA should pay his bills	Bluzmann57	Jul 2012	#8
Maybe instead	area51	Jul 2012	#13
yes we should and how do you suggest that happen. unless/until you rmv republicans from	leftyohiolib	Jul 2012	#15
Why should the NRA pay for his bills?	permatex	Jul 2012	#30
absolutely right	NJCher	Jul 2012	#42
Once again	permatex	Jul 2012	#43
agree - as much blood on their hands as anyone else	DrDan	Jul 2012	#51
Excellent (nt)	Tumbulu	Jul 2012	#65
They spend millions on lobbying to pretend lethal weapons should not be regulated.	Overseas	Jul 2012	#73
Start putting tin cans out at convenience stores....	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Jul 2012	#9
Somebody needs to file a claim with the theater's insurance company.	kestrel91316	Jul 2012	#10
That's what I was thinking	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#35
This message was self-deleted by its author	permatex	Jul 2012	#44
Why?	progressoid	Jul 2012	#77
Uninsured	Elliemama	Jul 2012	#11
What the fuck did the theater do wrong?	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#40
the propped door will be a big point of contention. n/t	miyazaki	Jul 2012	#46
In what way?	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#50
Well one can imagine what the	miyazaki	Jul 2012	#70
Most theaters allow patrons to exit via the fire exits at the end of the show.	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#74
You could have a soft alarm which theater workers could check.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#75
The theater's insurance might not cover the intentional act of a patron	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#41
But Obama signed the Affordable Care Act!	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#12
what a stupid thing to say	leftyohiolib	Jul 2012	#14
What's stupid	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#16
thinking that the aca will fix everything for everybody it wont the republicans saw to that,. your	leftyohiolib	Jul 2012	#49
"... the republicans saw to to that..."	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#58
The povery of so many Americans is also a good thing	FiveGoodMen	Jul 2012	#72
Perhaps you should go read up on the ACA so you'll know what you're trying to talk about.	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	#61
So sad to read this.	go west young man	Jul 2012	#17
the American Dream was destroyed with the second amendment	samsingh	Jul 2012	#25
Link to site to make contributions to victims and their families	Beaverhausen	Jul 2012	#18
The NRA spends way more than $2 million each year...	radhika	Jul 2012	#19
Why?	permatex	Jul 2012	#31
Play it as you wish, but I think everyone else gets the point....	radhika	Jul 2012	#33
You didn't answer the question	permatex	Jul 2012	#34
the purpose of a ford is to transport people, not to kill	magical thyme	Jul 2012	#45
And yet, cars kill more people every year than guns	permatex	Jul 2012	#48
Betcha there are far more driving hours, annually, than shooting hours	magical thyme	Jul 2012	#53
And yet they helped write the Brady Background Check law.	permatex	Jul 2012	#60
that doesn't impress me any more than the oil tycoons writing our energy policy	magical thyme	Jul 2012	#63
So in other words, you've got nothing	permatex	Jul 2012	#66
They should try to get him into the pre-existing condition pool.	Vinca	Jul 2012	#28
Make the NRA pay the bills.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#29
Why?	permatex	Jul 2012	#32
This guy is experiencing the worst of this country in a double blow.	Arugula Latte	Jul 2012	#36
All guns should be banned until we have universal health care...	Comrade_McKenzie	Jul 2012	#37
No, we the tax payers will pay the bill	lobodons	Jul 2012	#47
I've heard the memes but I don't know if they are completely true	HereSince1628	Jul 2012	#54
"fairly valued services"	Sgent	Jul 2012	#81
If they are recieving MORE than cost from highy discounted private insurance	HereSince1628	Jul 2012	#82
He won't have to pay those bills. It's the theater's liability insurance that will	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#52
I have a hard time believing liability insurance covers this. n/t	tru	Jul 2012	#55
It should. Liability is for injuries on the property not caused by the injured party.	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#57
There is likely an exemption for terrorism.	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#59
Oh dear, the irony. This is a one sick fucking society.	Safetykitten	Jul 2012	#56
You pretty much summed it up.	go west young man	Jul 2012	#62
What a country, huh?	Zoeisright	Jul 2012	#76
I thought the state had a fund set up for crime victims for stuff like this.	Sirveri	Jul 2012	#78

Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 11:02 AM

enough (6,916 posts)

Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million In Medical Bills

1. Gun owners should be required to carry insurance, just a car owners do, for this very reason. (nt)

2. I like this idea.

5. I do

26. Does it cover you for intentional acts like murder?

27. Why the hell would I intentionally murder someone?

39. Good. Thanks for taking care of others.

67. Hi permatex, is that insurance for damage, destruction or disappearance of your guns,

68. Both.

20. I do. nt

23. that's an excellent idea

38. Yes.

64. Yes, this absolutely needs to be the case

69. That's logical. Like doctors, builders, home owners, etc. That would do a lot to help.

80. I like this!

3. From what I've read, the people who made the movie plan to donate a ton of money to the victims

21. Sounds like baby's first clothes will be a wee Batman suit

22. Very true that last statement

4. Well, isn't that the Republican plan?

24. and give people guns so they need health care

79. sooo

71. In a just world, no one would have to pay these medical bills.

6. That's a LOT of cupcakes!

7. everyone should plan to be victim of a famous tragedy

8. Maybe the NRA should pay his bills

13. Maybe instead

15. yes we should and how do you suggest that happen. unless/until you rmv republicans from

30. Why should the NRA pay for his bills?

42. absolutely right

43. Once again

51. agree - as much blood on their hands as anyone else

65. Excellent (nt)

73. They spend millions on lobbying to pretend lethal weapons should not be regulated.

9. Start putting tin cans out at convenience stores....

10. Somebody needs to file a claim with the theater's insurance company.

35. That's what I was thinking

77. Why?

11. Uninsured

40. What the fuck did the theater do wrong?

46. the propped door will be a big point of contention. n/t

50. In what way?

70. Well one can imagine what the

74. Most theaters allow patrons to exit via the fire exits at the end of the show.

75. You could have a soft alarm which theater workers could check.

41. The theater's insurance might not cover the intentional act of a patron

12. But Obama signed the Affordable Care Act!

14. what a stupid thing to say

16. What's stupid

49. thinking that the aca will fix everything for everybody it wont the republicans saw to that,. your

58. "... the republicans saw to to that..."

72. The povery of so many Americans is also a good thing

61. Perhaps you should go read up on the ACA so you'll know what you're trying to talk about.

17. So sad to read this.

25. the American Dream was destroyed with the second amendment

18. Link to site to make contributions to victims and their families

19. The NRA spends way more than $2 million each year...

31. Why?

33. Play it as you wish, but I think everyone else gets the point....

34. You didn't answer the question

45. the purpose of a ford is to transport people, not to kill

48. And yet, cars kill more people every year than guns

53. Betcha there are far more driving hours, annually, than shooting hours

60. And yet they helped write the Brady Background Check law.

63. that doesn't impress me any more than the oil tycoons writing our energy policy

66. So in other words, you've got nothing

28. They should try to get him into the pre-existing condition pool.

29. Make the NRA pay the bills.

32. Why?

36. This guy is experiencing the worst of this country in a double blow.

37. All guns should be banned until we have universal health care...

47. No, we the tax payers will pay the bill

54. I've heard the memes but I don't know if they are completely true

81. "fairly valued services"

82. If they are recieving MORE than cost from highy discounted private insurance

52. He won't have to pay those bills. It's the theater's liability insurance that will

55. I have a hard time believing liability insurance covers this. n/t

57. It should. Liability is for injuries on the property not caused by the injured party.

59. There is likely an exemption for terrorism.

56. Oh dear, the irony. This is a one sick fucking society.

62. You pretty much summed it up.