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What happens now if you don't have insurance and you need medical treatment? For example what happens if you're in a car accident, do they first ask you whether
by jules 17y ago
What happens now if you don't have insurance and you need medical treatment? For example what happens if you're in a car accident, do they first ask you whether you have insurance? What do they do if you don't have health insurance & don't have enough money to pay for the treatment?
1) You die?
2) They take you to the hospital and treat you
If it's (2), who pays for you? If the answer is the taxpayers then that's a reason for making not having insurance illegal.
It's the same reason why car insurance isn't optional.
- davetufts 17y agoBut a 2.5% penalty for someone who makes $150,000 is a great deal for emergency care. Obviously family and kids change the decision-making process, but if I were single and making $150k, I'd rather pay a $3750 penalty and get free emergency room care (as anyone can today) than pay an insurance company $600/month. In the end, passing a law that create more demand for private insurance services has little chance of driving the price down.
- jules 17y agoI don't know. We have this kind of health care bill in the Netherlands and I'm paying ~70 euros per month (not sure exactly). Edit: that also includes liability insurance etc.
- jamesbritt 17y ago"It's the same reason why car insurance isn't optional." You can choose not to drive.