Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1223file-text
arrow-up1223message-squareIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLimit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoBut what happens if someone has a savings and happens to have say $50k in there and then they’re hit with a health issue that incurs a $25k hospital bill? Can they then come after you for payment if you have the money in savings?
minus-squarelemming007@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoYes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoIn that case, yes they could. But things are different for a person who has 50k in savings, I wasn’t talking about them.
But what happens if someone has a savings and happens to have say $50k in there and then they’re hit with a health issue that incurs a $25k hospital bill? Can they then come after you for payment if you have the money in savings?
Yes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.
In that case, yes they could. But things are different for a person who has 50k in savings, I wasn’t talking about them.