universal healthcare

[kandrathe]

Declaring bankruptcy is hardly a consequence for the person doing it. Most people have no assets that can actually be touched by bankruptcy. It just screws the hospitals out of the money, who then pass those costs onto someone else. Its not a terribly efficient system, but I bet lawyers love it.

Bankruptcy rates for lawyers are minimal and set by law. But, you are correct that other than ruining a persons credit rating we have little recourse. Not like in the olden days when you could throw them in debtors prison, or sell them into indentured servitude. While I feel bad for hospitals, I feel worse for the people with no money, job or health care. Around here the government run hospitals charge off bad debts to the tax payers which show up in our state, and county taxes.

But, then again, this is exactly the kind of person who automatically should qualify for Medicare. Right? So why isn't the government paying for them already?