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Err, no. Using emergency care as your only source of care is not “workable in a pinch”. It represents a vastly lower standard of care than that available to poo
by foldr 5y ago
Err, no. Using emergency care as your only source of care is not “workable in a pinch”. It represents a vastly lower standard of care than that available to poor people in most first world countries. Face it: if someone you loved had no money and no health insurance, you wouldn’t feel reassured that they’d be able to access the care that they needed.
- brianwawok 5y agoGreat. Convince more voters that this is true, and put pressure on the government to change it.
- foldr 5y agoThe first step to convincing more voters that it’s true is to stop repeating the untruth that poor Americans somehow receive adequate healthcare in spite of not being insured. But I’m not American, so it’s not really my job.
- brianwawok 5y agoNot many people outside the top 5% by net worth of Americans are on hacker news, so step would be to find another venue...
- kcplate 5y agoThe question isn’t “no money”. It’s “no income”. Lots of people and even some with high incomes have no money. If you have “no income” there are options available to you for government healthcare coverage.