Crede Bailey, Chief of White House Security, was hospitalized in September for COVID19. He's getting better, but the disease cost him his right lower leg and left big toe. (COVID19 can affect blood vessels too.)
Bailey has spent three months and counting in what you might call the ‘Hotel Health Care.’ No matter what room, wing, or bungalow you're in, that ‘Hotel Health Care’ is more expensive than any other. Right now, Bailey's in a rehab facility to get used to a prosthetic leg and just four left toes.
What makes Bailey's story remarkable is not that he caught the virus in the White House, nor that he won his fight against the virus, nor the wounds he sustained from it.
What's remarkable is Bailey's health insurance. It's Trump-style, not the “conforming coverage” that Obamacare used to require. No one has yet reported on the company name or plan, but we do know that Bailey has a "crushing" load of bills to pay. Some health plans cover up to $1 million in expenses; some cover less. An Obamacare plan probably would not have left him holding that big a bag of debt.
Fortunately, Bailey's friends have set up a GoFundMe page for "Crede & Family," and it has met its goal of $50,000. As of early this evening, 645 donations have brought the total to $62,308. Donations range from $5 to $1,000. If the President donated, it was not under his own name.
What's happening when the head of White House Security has friends passing the hat for health care?
Is Trump squeezing the White House budget at the expense of White House employees?
Why aren't White House employees under the same plan as, say, members of Congress?
Trump’s White House policies helped spread COVID. Should Trump or the Government be liable for Bailey’s medical costs?
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