[gethoht]

I had my gallbladder removed and was receiving new bills literally 18 months later.

Just because it worked out "this once" doesn't mean it works out in general.

Simple fact of the matter is we pay nearly double per capita what most of Europe, Canada and Australia pays for healthcare, and we don't even have universal coverage. Add in the fact that a majority of bankruptcies are due to medical debt and it paints a pretty damning picture overall.

This system is fundamentally broken. Anyone defending it is either willfully ignorant or shielded from it's worst aspects.