Posted on 12/07/2021 3:03:20 AM PST by Libloather
An Illinois Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require individuals who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to pay for their own medical expenses, including hospital bills, if they contract the virus.
State Rep. Jonathon Carroll filed HB 4259 on Monday in Springfield. The legislation would impact those residents who choose not to receive COVID-19 vaccines, and would require them to cover medical costs associated with contracting the virus, even if they have health insurance.
Carroll says that the bill would serve as an incentive to residents to get vaccinated, and would help curb the spread of the virus in Illinois.
“If you get life insurance and you’re a smoker, you pay a higher premium than those who don’t,” he said. “The insurance companies have things like this built-in already.
It is unclear whether other House Democrats will support the measure, and no other co-sponsors were listed on the bill.
Unsurprisingly, Illinois Republicans have pushed back against the measure, including Rep. Adam Niemerg, who has introduced his own legislation that he says would protect unvaccinated Illinoisans from being discriminated against for refusing the vaccine.
“It gives folks freedom to make the decision for themselves,” he said. “The freedom to talk to their doctors and have the conversation on whether they want to or don’t want to take the COVID vaccine.”
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Tar and feathers.
vax discrimination?
Will paying customers get a choice of receiving an effective treatment instead of the remdesivir and deathilator standard of care that the government pays for?
I wonder if they want those who engage in risky sex to pay for their own AIDS treatment.
My uncle got life insurance. It didn't do him any good! He died anyway.
Seriously though. Will this jerkoff show us the science of the efficacy of the "emergency use authorization" injections? Will this jerk refer to any of the available studies on masks and the use of Ivermectin? How many bowls of Stupid does this guy have for breakfast each day?
If you're going to pass laws that punish people at least do it following real science and not "I AM Science" Dr. Mengele Fauci.
Whatever happened to supporting those with pre-existing conditions?
Isn’t being unvaccinated a pre-existing condition?
They could also use it as a lesson for not supporting a universal free health care law.
I don’t believe a state law can override what is and isn’t covered by your private health insurance.
Now you know how it feels and is to be a jew in 1930's germany and how the Nazis got away with it. They took over the government and scared people with fines, beatings and jail time for not complying. Too many people stood by and let them get away with treating people like garbage.
So substitute 2 words and its Un-documented pay for All healthcare.
So for me it'll be the Ivermectin or HCQ cocktail, and it'll cost me less than the co-pay for even one day in a hospital.
So the people pay taxes , now must pay more because they don’t want to be poisoned..
Tar feathers, nukes..
Exactly. Gays should be paying for their treatments. And smokers too.
Would the hospitals still get that special “Covid-bonus” for treating Wuhan flu? Asking for a friend.
Will the morbidly-obese be required to pay for their own knee replacements?
Sounds like a great incentive, to get his Nazi butt voted out.
this ahole needs to be reminded of nuremburg...
Tyranny ad absurdum:
Find a group of people you have control of and cause them to be seen as sub-human.
Exploit them while expanding the designation to everyone but you.
Despotism...
Correction: those who refuse to provide the government the documentation of their vaccination.
Why stop there? Add the obese and those who consume alcohol drinks. Sadly, the purebloods will be the ones free from the health complications affecting those who took the Jim Jones Jab.
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