What is the financial burden of daily medical care for a person with chronic illness?

Bailey Ann Vincent explains the tremendous financial cost of managing a chronic condition on a daily basis. She breaks down expenses starting with transportation (gas to get to appointments), food, medical copays, and prescribed medications. These individual costs quickly accumulate into a 'really large bill' by day's end. As she poignantly states, this substantial financial burden represents just 'a singular day of trying to stay alive.' Her testimony illustrates how routine healthcare maintenance for chronic conditions creates ongoing financial strain, with expenses extending beyond direct medical costs to include the auxiliary costs of accessing care.