Well, the government could give doctors and hospitals the same deal it reserves for itself with students, ...irresponsible patients could be denied medical debt be dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Well, I think there is some degree of consensus that absent an individual mandate, there needs to be some reform with respect to catastrophic care being provided for “free” to the uninsured . The status quo results in artificially High medical care costs due to hospitals and providers passing along the cost of taking care of the uninsured onto the rest of us with insurance.
This idea could work you are responsible for this type of debt no getting out of it!!! The maximum that can be garnished is 25% of someone’s pay!!! For medical they could drop it to like 15%, being irresponsible should NOT get you out of the debt!!!! When you are able to purchase insurance for such things you need to purchase it!!! The American taxpayer should NOT be held responsible!!!!