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Originally Posted by tstew
I can pay for the services that I received (even though it was exorbitant and has been a struggle), but it was eye opening for me. If they charge me $20,000 for one night, what about the other people who are dealing with issues more serious and chronic than mine. I am willing to entertain the notion that serious reform of some kind is needed.
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I really doubt anyone rejects the idea that reform is needed.
Reform and the god awful monstrosity called Obamacare are two vastly different things.
And NO ONE goes broke over medical bills. Hospitals can't steal your money. They can't garnish your wages to my knowledge. They are always willing to set up payments, and even if you can't make them...all they can do is turn you over to a collections agency who in turn cannot do anythign but hit your credit score.
I grew up in a single parent home with little money. I remember my mother making payments to the hospital of $5-$10 a month because that was all she could afford. They never turned her in. They never put her in jail. They never emptied her bank account or pushed her into bankruptcy.
No one goes broke over medical bills. It is a talking point.
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