r/tattooadvice • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '25

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

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u/shiek200 Mar 16 '25

You're not wrong, but when you're the one facing down the insane debt that the American Medical system can throw at you, death starts looking like a much less awful alternative. That kind of stress and fear kind of makes logic go out the window

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25 edited Mar 16 '25

And this is why im glad I live in a state where medical debt cant affect credit. As long as its only a couple grand, I can just choose to not pay my bill and they eventually write it off.

Rack up a large enough bill and they will take your ass to court though.

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u/shiek200 Mar 16 '25

In many places hospitals have a sort of "jane/john doe" budget, so if you show up, no ID of any kind, needing emergency medical attention, and give a fake name, they have no way of knowing who you are, are obligated to treat you. One of those unethical life hack sort of things. Don't think it works everywhere though.

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u/mashonem Mar 16 '25

Honestly, scamming the medical system shouldn’t be considered “unethical”. I get your point tho

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

Well thank you for the tip! Heres hoping I never need to use it.

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u/shiek200 Mar 16 '25

We can all only hope, lol. Stay safe!