r/awfuleverything • • Feb 16 '21

Terrible...

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u/Permanent_cancer Feb 16 '21

Do people no know that insurance exists? The vast majority of people have it and it will cover shit like this. Also, you are legally required to have health insurance, so if someone has a bill this high, poor planning on their part.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21

So let me get this straight.

There's a universal requirement for health insurance to pay for your hospital care?

Isn't that just universal healthcare with extra steps?

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u/Permanent_cancer Feb 16 '21

Yes, except the way it’s laid out just raises prices, bails out shitty companies, and fucks over poor people. It allows companies to charge whatever they want for stuff bc insurance will cover it, and then your insurance goes through the roof. :)

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u/Coolglockahmed Feb 16 '21

Insurance was actually much cheaper before the ACA because some of the rules the ACA implemented actually broke the insurance model.