Next time I need emergency care, can I refuse to pay (but easily can) since ille!


Question:

Next time I need emergency care, can I refuse to pay (but easily can) since illegal immigrants get if free?

I had to wait 2 days in a hospital emergency room before special treatment and a hospital room was available, mostly due to illegal immigrants, I suspect could not afford the $12,000 a day care.


Answers:

Yes! In America we are entitled to get treated in an emergency room even if we are not able to pay. They will send a bill but you do not have to pay it and there is no negative consequences to not paying aside from it affecting your credit score. They might call you from collection agencies and send the bill repeatedly which can get annoying but you do NOT have to pay it! You will NOT go to court. You will NOT go to prison. Collection agencies sometimes try to scare people but there is really nothing the law can do about it! I know this from experience!
There are also community clinics that you might want to look into that don't charge much.




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