Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 9:56:35 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>
> > Oh I didn't know but then they don't have an NHS and have to pay for
> > everything, yes? So I think they should be paid.
>
> Not everybody has to pay for everything. Only 15.4% of the
> population (48 million people) are without health insurance,
> and some of those do without it voluntarily, preferring to
> pay the penalty than the premiums.
>
> My husband has been hospitalized twice (no transfusions, since
> that's the implicit topic of this sub-thread) for several days
> each, and we never saw a bill.

That sounds like Medicaid to me. Even the best insurance policies
have some degree of deductible and copay.