In the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?
In the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?
They’ll fix everyone at the ER.
But you get a ridiculous bill, then likely “settle” for a much lower amount of if you’re truly pennyless, you just never pay it and eventually the hospital gives up and uses it as a tax write off.
It’s a shit system