BELLE ISLE, Fla. – Axavier Strick says he was assured his hospital stay would be covered by financial aid, but then he got a $33,000 bill in the mail. “In my heart, I went, ‘This can’t be what I see,” Strick told News 6. “It was stunning.
I had to look at the number a couple of times.” [TRENDING: Joel Greenberg enters guilty plea | Meet the new Miss Universe | Tiger spotted on front lawn finally located] When the pandemic hit, Strick, like so many others, lost his job as a local entertainer, and his insurance.
When he initially got sick last June, he was hesitant to go to the hospital. “I could not afford it,” Strick said. “I didn’t want to go into debt.” He said he eventually got so sick he had no choice. “I was on the maximum amount of