Originally Posted by Guest

Everybody knows that if you tell the hospital that you wish to pay in cash, they will give you a better deal than if they bill the insurance. And most of your billing to your insurance is based on how much Medicare says that service is worth.

And I do not buy the idea that everyone should be mandated by law to pay for something that they do not need. With car insurance, it is different. You do not have to drive, and if you do then you are required to insure your vehicle. It is unconstitutional for the gov to mandate that you pay for insurance so they get by that by making you pay a penalty if you refuse. The wealthy do not wish to pay for insurance that they will not use. They want five star service and will pay for it. Insurance will not pay for such service, so the wealthy are being made to pay either for insurance or a penalty. And there are still millions of people that can't even afford insurance and can't get medicaid. So, Obamacare was rushed/pushed through without any input from the other side and now we have a disaster that hasn't even hit us the hardest yet. Wait until next year, when it really hits us.