Then why is it that in today’s America, so many go broke from medical bills, when that wasn’t the case before medical insurance?
Don’t you understand that the reason for skyrocketing medical expenses is a direct result of insurance and the drug companies?
Of course under today’s circumstances one would be a fool not to buy insurance, but that’s not the point.
So, why do you think hospitals are shuttering their doors?
Why do you think insurance premiums keep going up? Obviously Obamacare has made it worse, but the bigger problem was already the introduction of HMO.
Face it. The American people are being soaked and insurance and Pharmaceutical companies are doing the soaking.
I can tell you why hospitals are closing in California: Millions of illegals use the ER as their primary care physician, and they never pay their bills. My sister is an RN in California, and the stories she tells about illegals and California hospitals would likely stun you.
As for medical care before medical insurance, most people never went to hospitals, and they treated themselves or had a veterinarian or dentist treat them. Fact.