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> I can have no job or health insurance, and I can obtain treatment at the hospital. For emergency care, yes. Not for an MRI or a hip replacement or dialysis
by newacct583 6y ago
> I can have no job or health insurance, and I can obtain treatment at the hospital.
For emergency care, yes. Not for an MRI or a hip replacement or dialysis or physical therapy or cancer treatments or prostheses or cataract surgery or...
This is this weird myth that won't die. It's absolutely true that emergency rooms are universally required to treat anyone who walks in the door. It's also true that ER care makes up something like 3% of US health care delivered.
- alcatrash 6y ago"I can have no job..." 50 million people in the US are on Medicare or Medicaid, and can and do absolutely receive those services, based on age or income level. The ones who cannot are those whose income is too high for those service and choose to forgo or cannot afford health insurance.
- katbyte 6y agoAnd then pay deductibles and co pays and god forbid your out of network.. your making excuses for a broken system which most of the 1st world surpasses in almost every way
- spiderfarmer 6y agoMy family of 5 pays just 240 euro’s per month. That covers everything.
- alcatrash 6y agoI'm not trying make excuses for a broken system. I'm just trying to add some information that the poster I was replying to may have lacked. I'm not making a value judgement. Those on medicare/medicaid generally have low to no deductibles and co-pays. Those with private insurance may have large deductibles and out of pocket expenses. I certainly do, but I have multiple people in my household with chronic health issues.