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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
I don't know where you live, but each time I go to a hospital, there are signs everywhere stating no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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That's as a result of a federal law and a compromise that was insisted on originally by Republicans with some Democrats. It is also one of the reasons why health care is so expensive -- the costs are not being shared by all. Those who do have insurance have to pay more to cover the costs hospitals incur in treating the uninsured. And the minority of uninsured who do pay their hospital bills pay significantly more than even the insured for the same procedure because of a lack of bargaining power and the need for hospitals to make up for losses incurred from the uninsured who do not pay.