Are uninsured people denied treatment in the U.S.?
No. Though not ideal, if the uninsured fail to find treatment among the patchwork of state and federal health programs or charitable organizations, ultimately hospitals are required by law to treat individuals regardless of their ability to pay. WHAT OTHER UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES RESULT FROM A GOVERNMENT SYSTEM? Less medical advancements: As one of the last remaining large markets for profit-driven health care, the U.S. system provides financial incentives that birth many of the worlds cutting-edge medical advancements. If this last vestige of a significant profitable market is eliminated, the world will lose a key outlet for medical breakthroughs. Reduction in state autonomy and experimentation: By leaving individual states to enact medical reform, states are free to experiment and compete with one another. States with poor results learn from those with better results and implement improvements, enabling a steady gradual experimentation and improvement in systems across the country. B
