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> Adding a bunch of sick people raises the costs for everyone Sick people without health insurance still get healthcare. They just don't pay, go bankrupt, pro
by kaibee 7y ago
> Adding a bunch of sick people raises the costs for everyone
Sick people without health insurance still get healthcare. They just don't pay, go bankrupt, probably cost the system way more than if they had preventative care paid for. Then they get a medical bankruptcy, the hospital eats the cost but raises prices on everyone else to stay afloat. Now, they might have a higher mortality rate and so end up not costing as much as if they had insurance from the beginning, but I think a large amount of the cost of the uninsured is already priced in.
- ksdale 7y agoI agree with all of this, which is why I said I think a single payer system is the best way to go, but the parent mentioned insurance being cheaper, which it would not be. The total cost of the whole system is lower per capita when everyone participates, but the cost to certain participants is much higher, depending on what the system looked like before.