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It's no secret that the American healthcare system isn't known for being the best in the world. If you're poor and need to have some sort of procedure done in a hospital, you can look forward to a hefty bill that may or may not put you into debt for years to come. And if you aren't fortunate enough to receive a health insurance plan through your employer? Well, we don't even want to think about that...

Here are 17 memes and tweets that highlight the trials and tribulations of health insurance in America!

As human drones going about our daily lives we can get so caught up in work stress or personal-life drama that we don't stop to think about the important things in life, like compassion toward others. This woman detailed her experience sitting next to an epileptic young woman on the subway in a Twitter saga and it might tug at your heartstrings a little bit!

The life-saving possibilities of modern medicine are incredible to be sure - and so are the emotions that come with the miracles. These tweets detailing medical sagas are sad, happy, and sappy, all rolled into one.

Okay, truthfully while laughter is great for you, probably don't skip out on taking your medication or going to the doctor. And dammit, get vaccinated! Anyway, we appreciate everyone in the medical field working tirelessly to make sure that us laypeople don't die of totally preventable diseases. Yes, we're talking to you anti-vaxxers.

Fun fact: EMS workers really get the short end of the stick when it comes to pay, recognition and seriously deserved respect! It's no wonder that this group of heroes would end up churning out some of the most dank and dark profession-related memes we've ever seen. Have at 'em and give @WorstResponders a follow while you're at it. They keep this material comin'. 

We sincerely hoped that we'd never have to remind you the importance of getting vaccinated, but here we are. Washington state declared a state of emergency yesterday in light of 35 recently confirmed cases of measles, a highly infectious disease that can be fatal in young children - and easily prevented with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. News reports cite anti-vaxx communities as a major catalyst in the spread of the disease. 

While most of us are high-key freaking out about the epidemic, many anti-vaxxers are remaining calm about the ordeal, claiming that refusal to get the vaccine can improve their child's immune system. We hope we don't need to explain why this logic is completely insane, but for anyone in your life who does in fact need a little refresher on the importance of vaccines, be sure to direct them toward this educational comic!

We don't know for sure, but we'd wager a bet that working in the medical field is incredibly difficult. From performing life-saving procedures on patients, to helping relieve patients of their chronic pain, to trying to administer necessary vaccinations to stubborn anti-vaxxers, it's gotta be a lot of stress! That's why we salute you with these medical memes!

In the midst of these very preventable disease outbreaks, it seems like these insane anti-vaxxers just will not stop, will they? Luckily this time, this anti-vax mom's kid actually knew the law regarding the vaccines that are necessary for admittance to public high schools. Seriously though, when the hell will this insanity end?

With all the depressing news being bombarded at us all the time, it can be easy to lose perspective of what's really going on in the world. Sure, there will always be bad things happening, but these cute little fact cards prove that there are definitely things to celebrate! Check out more at The Happy Broadcast!

Anti-vaxxers aren't exactly known for being the most logical people in the world, and the rise of the anti-vaxx movement has turned out to be quite detrimental to society at large. Luckily there are those warriors that come through in the comments sections to deliver cold hard facts! 

It's easy for the internet to mock anti-vaxxers. We hear a lot of conspiracy theories - and you very rarely hear of a one-time anti-vaxxer that has since reformed. This Reddit thread, instead of pushing the buttons of current believers, is looking for insight on what exactly changed the minds of former anti-vaxxers. It's definitely eye-opening, though we wish there were more contributors. 

If you didn't already have a ton of respect for nurses, you will now.