I can't force myself to understand this Ferengi-like mindset. Paying for the un/under-insured through for-profit intermediaries is what lead to high medical pr

I can't force myself to understand this Ferengi-like mindset. Paying for the un/under-insured through for-profit intermediaries is what lead to high medical prices. If it's a social service, if should be funded through taxes. And people putting off routine procedures and tests, which then compound into more expensive procedures and care, can be explained not just by apathy, but by the high cost of doing routine medical care. My dad slightly burned his forearm opening the radiator cap of his car. He drove to the hospital, where they washed his arm, put gauze, tape and sent him home with a non-negotiable $600 USD bill. He's Mexican, but they can collect in Mexico too. As a side note, this would have cost him $0 in Mexico, because taxes.