Op-Art: The Shame of Crowdfunding Health Care

I fell off a bike into an outpouring of charity. But Americans shouldn’t have to seek out strangers to pay health bills.

Aug. 23, 2019

By Dustin Harbin

Mr. Harbin is a cartoonist.

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Dustin Harbin, a cartoonist, is the author of “Diary Comics.”

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