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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
as reasonable or not as it might be, i bet no one informed him that those services were associated with such a cost. people should be made aware that they are going to be charged with approximate prices beforehand.
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If you are bleeding in the street you will say OK do me the best you can.
50/50 he ever pays the bill -- if he doesn't pay guess who does. Medical emergencies work the same way in the USA. No insurance -- no problem society gets to pay most of the time. They don't demand cash up front in the hospital emergency room so long as you sign a promise to pay admission form -- you promise to pay your own way. So, if they bring you in from a car crash or other trauma injury you are not denied surgery to put you back together -- guess who pays 90% of the time?
Whether, US Americans pay for Universal Healthcare by taxation or by regulation makes little difference -- with regards to the indigent -- the *indigent* get emergency care and the doctor and hospitals are reimbursed the Medicare rates by the state government -- that is the law here.
Don't fool yourself ...
Capitalism does not work for things that are basic needs of citizens as human beings.
Go live in a shack by the river and be self sufficient ... See how long that lasts ...