Hello everyone, Childish Patriarch here!
I would like to inform you that English is not my mother tongue, but fortunately, the google translator worked very well from Portuguese to English. (I'm using now!)
After automatic translation, I tidy up the text with my tiny English knowledge, but obviously errors will be present, so feel free to correct me.
I also wanted information that I live in Brazil, but the story of this novel takes place in the USA.
It becomes much easier for the development of the story like this. (For series/film issues.)
But as I said, I live in Brazil, and some things here are very different from the USA, the health system is one of them. Here in Brazil the health system is free (and high quality, although it is open for discussion for some people hahaha).
As I don't quite understand the health care system in the USA, in this parallel world, the systems will be free too.
As it is a parallel world I will give myself creative license to do this kind of thing hahaha. so don't take it seriously if something is not 100% compatible with your reality.
Anything is just leave a comment.