@Jordos to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agoIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?message-square84arrow-up1246arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1239arrow-down1message-squareIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?@Jordos to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agomessage-square84file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•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-square@CADmonkeylink6•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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoYes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.
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?
In that case, yes they could. But things are different for a person who has 50k in savings, I wasn’t talking about them.
Yes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.