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In the US you still get emergency medical care without insurance but then have to deal with the bill. Sometimes that means bankruptcy, sometimes its forgiven.
by ahupp 4y ago
In the US you still get emergency medical care without insurance but then have to deal with the bill. Sometimes that means bankruptcy, sometimes its forgiven.
The elderly (65+) have universal care through the government account for most mortality.
So with those combined, it means the impact of coverage on mortality is small enough that its hard to measure. Of course avoiding financial catastrophe is also a good reason for some kind of universal coverage even if the direct health benefits are low.
- knorker 4y agoRight, but none of the two methods you mention will get you treatment for any cancer your get in your 40s, right? Is the argument that before 65 people just don't die from anything medical, except things emergency room will treat? But then there's also the secondary effects, like losing your house because of medical bills. And we know that even with universal health care (every civilized country except the US) health is associated with money. Another reply asserted that studies say it doesn't help much, but... that's just so counter intuitive to me that the the studies that were replied there saying actually it does help can be summarized by "well, duh". But I've thought "well, duh" about false things in the past, which is why I want to know.