In my country, without insurance you will usually be required to place cash deposit before the hospital approves any expensive treatment. If you don't have any

In my country, without insurance you will usually be required to place cash deposit before the hospital approves any expensive treatment. If you don't have any money for the deposit, you will need to secure financial assistant somewhere else first (government assistance, charity, etc). This limit hospital's risk, but put extra pressure to patients. Luckily healthcare cost is relatively cheaper here.