Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-squareIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLimit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 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-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 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-squarelemming007@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 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.