| Kasz216 said: Why should the government force people to get insurance? |
One good reason is that it could prevent the people who do pay insurance from having to pay for emergency care of those who don't have insurance.
If I've heard it right, many people who don't have insurance only go to the hospital when they're in really bad shape. In such a situation they qualify for "free" emergency care, which is actually much more expensive than preventing the problem or treating it at an earlier stage. If everyone had insurance, other people wouldn't be paying for those.
Alternatively, those who don't want insurance could waive the right to receive emergency care. But as we all know, that raises way too many issues to be a realistic alternative.
Another alternative would be to add the cost of emergency care to the tax statement of the person in question. This might be more realistic.
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