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Originally Posted by dc_dux
What concerns me most about this is the impact it would have on those persons with pre-exisitng conditions, leaving them potentially with no insurance options (other than the MSAs under this scenario) and recurring medical bills that would likely bankrupt them in short order.
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I would worry about that too. There are people that have such bad driving records that no insurance company will touch them either. Or they have to pay so much for car insurance that they can't afford it. If you are young and healthy, your rates will be very low, but if you get sick, they will go up (maybe too much for you to afford).
Under the Libertarian plan, they say there should be charity hospitals to help those people out.
The other thing I wonder about is what they would do about undocumented people in the country who go to the ER, and then skip on the bill. The government (taxpayers) currently picks up the tab. But would you really need to show proof of insurance or a credit card before they will treat you in the ER?