Daniel newman (walking dead)

Been DMing him a bit.... nothing explicit, just convo!
I spoke with him on the phone once last year through FB messenger call feature.
 
He was on CNN yesterday doing a live interview from his home on quarantine. Apparently he contracted coronavirus in Atlanta, had a difficult time of finding a place to get treatment, finally found a medical facility that was doing testing and was initially turned away until a staffer recognized him from TWD and then he got helped which he said he found “disgusting” (getting the star treatment). And then $9000 later after medical tests he was told his condition was inconclusive and he was sent home.
 
He was on CNN yesterday doing a live interview from his home on quarantine. Apparently he contracted coronavirus in Atlanta, had a difficult time of finding a place to get treatment, finally found a medical facility that was doing testing and was initially turned away until a staffer recognized him from TWD and then he got helped which he said he found “disgusting” (getting the star treatment). And then $9000 later after medical tests he was told his condition was inconclusive and he was sent home.
I would have beat someone ass omg wooow
 
I'm baffled at his medical bill; surely he'd have medical insurance to cover this?
Not necessarily. If he's covered through SAG-AFTRA health insurance, we as actors, need to make a certain amount of money each year to qualify for it; and it's a lot of money. So if he hasn't made that much since the year started he wouldn't qualify for it.
 
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Also, maybe he can’t be covered until he gets a diagnosis of what he actually had.
Not necessarily. If he's covered through SAG-AFTRA health insurance, we as actors, need to make a certain amount of money each year to qualify for it; and it's a lot of money. So if he hasn't made that much since the year started he wouldn't qualify for it.
I'm just baffled... as my insurance told us they'd cover cost of testing and any treatment necessary... so it sounds like he's getting raw fucked in this.
 
I'm just baffled... as my insurance told us they'd cover cost of testing and any treatment necessary... so it sounds like he's getting raw fucked in this.

Actually, I don’t think he ever said either way that his insurance wouldn’t cover it. I think he was just incredulous at the cost of the exams plus the fact that the hospital couldn’t even tell him if he had coronavirus or not. So there’s a very good chance that either his insurance will cover the cost of the exams and treatment, or that he can cover the cost out of pocket.