Hosptitals have to take anybody without insurance for emergency situations only - not for normal medical care.
If you have a disease that was going to kill you in a year or two without treatment like chemotherapy - and you had no insurance - there's a good chance you'd die and not get the treatment. Same for transplants. The one big exception is - if you give up your house. Then you can qualify for welfare and medicaid and get any medical treatment you want - no matter how long-term.
I know a guy that just did it. He had/has Hepatitis C. He got pretty sick and doctors told him he'd need a transplant soon - die - or - it might be avoided with chemo via Interferon. He had no medical insurance. So, he quit his job and applied for Medicaid - but was rejected because he owned a house. Finally found a loophole and got the treatment - not sure what he did (or lied about).
My neighbor, a dairy farmer, has never had health insurance. A few years ago, he had a double hernia so bad he couldn't stand up. Hopitals were wouldn't help unless he mortgaged his farm and cows. Finally, he sold a few cows to get some cash - and went to Canada for the operation. With cash, it was MUCH cheaper in Canada. Last I heard, he could only do tha because he was a US citizen, and Canadian citizens cannot pay for such service?
By the way, I'm not complaining about lack of coverage. My complaint is about the people that abuse the system and get this stuff for free - while my taxes pay for stuff I often can't even get for myself.
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