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> the person who ends up paying isn’t in the state of mind to make decisions such as being unconscious for emergency care, or late in life when dealing with dem
by JumpCrisscross 4mo ago
> the person who ends up paying isn’t in the state of mind to make decisions such as being unconscious for emergency care, or late in life when dealing with dementia and other diseases that rob you of your faculties
Most healthcare in America isn't paid for by the patient.
- lovich 4mo agoUltimately, but it’s charged to the patient who then has it paid by whatever mechanism (insurance/medicare/medicaid/family/etc)