Peaches, as PD said. When a person is seeing a doctor, and they have little or no health insurance, and the MRI would be used to better diagnose something that may or may not be there, that may be nothing or small, it doesn't happen. Again, if one is in ER and the doctor's say it's needed it gets done.
JR, what you said above. The irony again is if someone has nothing, they will usually find money or let it go. If they have assets, a house, a car let's say, but no job, no insurance. Then they'll take away the house and the car, and THEN maybe scrub the remainder of the bill (oh, if they don't also hit the savings account.) If the person has a job, they'll garnish wages.
So gee, everyone can get health care. Right. And then maybe kill themselves afterwards because no car, no house, no money, no self respect, but gee they have their health! I know too many instances of these things having happened. They're not fairy tales, their true American stories. And nothing we can be proud of.
America is going more toward Canada in terms of health insurance? Then, I say, hurrah! And don't worry, those of you with money. Money can ALWAYS get you the best care you need. There's always a doctor out there who will take money.
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