> Just go to another country, if you need quality no-hassle healthcare.
This is the part which scares me in these discussions: I can do that if I have time to plan in advance. If some accident occurs, I have no choice but to deal with the US system – and even if with good insurance coverage I'd have to deal with the kind of routine over-billing and obstructionism you mentioned. It's like we're trying to encourage all but the most risk-averse to emigrate to a country with a more humane system.
This is the part which scares me in these discussions: I can do that if I have time to plan in advance. If some accident occurs, I have no choice but to deal with the US system – and even if with good insurance coverage I'd have to deal with the kind of routine over-billing and obstructionism you mentioned. It's like we're trying to encourage all but the most risk-averse to emigrate to a country with a more humane system.