Ah, somebody’s signature handiwork in action. Hope he’s proud.

Used to be, you could get a catastrophic plan for cheap and save in the hsa or fsa and call it good. Those were too practical so they were outlawed. Now plans have a whole host of stuff that must be covered 100% for “free.” Yep, free lunch. Just like we were all told by our dads when we were about 12. Right.

EMTALA is a law requiring deadbeats to be seen, in recent years medical debts have been banned from appearing on credit reports. Appeal to the worst in people, and they vote for you.

Only recourse for a hospital when they are stiffed for care is something called enterprise collection. If they are tied into the state, like say a state university hospital, they can claw back money from any tax refund you are due from the state. Course that would require you working a legit job…sigh…