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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack@Jan 27 2004, 09:03 PM
Can you go and get treatment without handing over any money?
If so, are there any restrictions?
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Yes, you can get treatment w/o handing over a dime. It is against the law to deny treatment because of lack of insurance or lack of funds.
Now, if you have to hand over money later is a different matter. If you're poor, then you're covered under Medicaid so you pay absurdly low co-pays ($2 a prescription, $2 office visit, etc) or you pay nothing. If you have money, then it's obvious you should have paid for health insurance in the first place, and you'll be billed.
Because Americans are becoming less and less personally responsible for anything, most who don't have insurance and don't qualify for Medicaid and have large bills just file bankruptcy on the bills, so they never pay them anyway.
Funny thing is, many of the people who "qualify" for Medicaid are driving nice cars, have wide screen TV's, gone on vacations, etc. It's just another example of a government system that's screwed up - much like national health care will be.
Right now I pay for private insurance. If national health care kicks in, I'll not only be paying for private insurance, but MY taxes will be raised to pay for those who want someone else to pay for them. As long as you don't make much money, it's a great deal.
