> Who is "having to do without" because they can't pay? A very large segment of the poor and even middle class in the US who work jobs that don't provide insur

> Who is "having to do without" because they can't pay? A very large segment of the poor and even middle class in the US who work jobs that don't provide insurance. > In the US you can't be refused life-saving healthcare. You're probably thinking of emergency room care for immediately life-threatening accidents. For those yes, the emergency room is required to stabilize you in the short term. You'll be billed for it of course, causing bankrupcy if you had any money. But if you have advanced diabetes or cancer or any other life-ending conditions that aren't going to kill you right now, you will not get any treatment in the US if you can't pay for it so you can be left to die. Some states are better than others with options for the poor, but many are atrocious.