On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 2:52:15 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> 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.

Apparently, my husband's insurance is extremely generous when
you show up at the ER and are subsequently admitted to the
hospital.

In point of fact, his company is self-insured, but they use a
third-party administrator.

Cindy Hamilton