@Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agoIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?message-square83fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareIn the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?@Jordos@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Limit@lemm.eelinkfedilink8•11 months agoBut what happens if someone has a savings and happens to have say $50k in there and then they’re hit with a health issue that incurs a $25k hospital bill? Can they then come after you for payment if you have the money in savings?
minus-square@CADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•11 months agoIn that case, yes they could. But things are different for a person who has 50k in savings, I wasn’t talking about them.
minus-square@lemming007@lemm.eecakelinkfedilink4•11 months agoYes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.
But what happens if someone has a savings and happens to have say $50k in there and then they’re hit with a health issue that incurs a $25k hospital bill? Can they then come after you for payment if you have the money in savings?
In that case, yes they could. But things are different for a person who has 50k in savings, I wasn’t talking about them.
Yes, you’re punished for saving while those spend all they earned are rewarded. It’s a messed up system.