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Yeah, and I guess that's what I was missing (see my response to Tom). Aemon Send a noteboard - 09/06/2011 07:13:00 AM
For someone who can't or won't pay their bill, this won't do any good. For someone who can pay, though, and simply doesn't want to maintain insurance, this would be a way to force them in.

What I wasn't considering is that there ARE such people. And also that most hospital bills are small (...ish). When someone without insurance comes in and is forced to buy some, it's not always too late for the hospital to come out ahead. It's too late when someone comes in needing a 36 hour spinal surgery, but if you can get someone paying insurance for ten years in order to get a $500 finger splint, well, there you go.
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Yeah, and I guess that's what I was missing (see my response to Tom). - 09/06/2011 07:13:00 AM 372 Views
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