[WarOnPrivacy]

> There are many ways to get free or reduced price medical care in the US, especially if you are poor.

"In the US" here is a bit misleading because it conflates places where the poor have reliable access to needed healthcare with the places they do not.

> Your doctor will have resources to help you if needed.

This seems presumptuous. More so because we just discussed this and he does not. To be fair, it was expected.

> You can also rack up huge medical debt and then not pay it.

This is a simple declarative statement in the face of a complex issue. It does not (and can not) meaningfully address the required nuances. For example that the medicaid isn't available (red state), that surgery is beyond the scope of the sole social provider (Good Samaritan) or persuading any one of our (rural for-profit) hospitals that non-urgent oncological care should be provided due to EMTALA.

And thru 25yrs of care giving my disabled spouse and 15yrs servicing the medical community, I've learned a bit about what is and isn't available in this place.