jillian
Princess
Who should pay? I'm sure the person would not be able to pay the bill. I recently spent 1 week in the hospital and the bill was $65,000, and I'm not sure if all the EOBs are here yet.
6 months is 13 weeks. 13 weeks at $65,000 would come to $845,000. Maybe he has that lying around. Most do not.
so as a society who pays? we don't want to not treat, right? (at least most of us don't want to let the guy die)... so what do you do with someone who can't afford health care and doesn't have health insurance?
as of right now, unanticipated medical expenses are the cause of about 50% of all bankruptcies. (though that may have changed slightly since they amended the bankruptcy laws. i haven't seen new stats).