County officials said the program will initially eliminate $500 million in debt by using a $5 million investment to purchase medical debt for pennies on the dollar for low-income residents.
Someone in another thread said that they believe in the free market for health insurance. I simply cannot believe in a free market in an industry that bankrupts people in exchange for health.
There’s no such thing as a free market for healthcare. If I’m having a heart attack, I can’t weigh the costs and benefits of calling an ambulance or going to the hospital, or even choosing which hospital I go to or who I see in the hospital. I’m dying and I need my life saved.
Someone in another thread said that they believe in the free market for health insurance. I simply cannot believe in a free market in an industry that bankrupts people in exchange for health.
No one should have medical debt. Period.
There’s no such thing as a free market for healthcare. If I’m having a heart attack, I can’t weigh the costs and benefits of calling an ambulance or going to the hospital, or even choosing which hospital I go to or who I see in the hospital. I’m dying and I need my life saved.