Seawytch
Information isnt Advocacy
You're so profoundly wrong on all of this that you can't even figure out whose law it was. This is yet another illustration of how ignorant you are of how your own government operates. The President does not - and cannot - create law, snowflake. It was Tip O'Neill and the Dumbocrats in Congress who created the law. But of course, you never accept the ineptitude and catastrophic failures of your side of the aisle.The linked article did explain to you how you were wrong in your claim that taxpayers don't pay for St Ronald's law. They do, to the tune of billions.
So please enlighten us - what governing body did hospitals submit reimbursements to for patients treated that didn't have any coverage? I'll wait...
He signed it into law with great fanfare after it was overwhelming passed by a majority in the House and Senate. It's St Ronnie's law.
The health care services received by uninsured individuals that they do not pay for themselves are picked up or “absorbed” by a number of parties, including:
- practitioners and institutions, both public and private, that serve the uninsured at no charge or reduced charges;
- the federal government, localities, and states that support the operation of hospitals and clinics, both through direct appropriations and implicit subsidies like the Medicare and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments; and
- philanthropic donations.
Spending on Health Care for Uninsured Americans: How Much, and Who Pays? - Hidden Costs, Values Lost - NCBI Bookshelf