"Robert M. Gary" wrote

My point is that if a homeless person in the U.S. walks into a hospitol
and needs expensive emergency care he will not be turned away. The
hospital will provide the care and the gov't (us)will fit the bill.
This even applies to those in the U.S. illegally.

And there you have another reason why healthcare in the US is so expensive.

You have people who can not afford to pay for a family doctor, come to the
ER only when stuff is hitting the fan. Most times it could be taken care of
in a family doc's office, but they don't have to see you there. That leave
a bunch of expensive people and equipment sitting around for non emergency
types of problems, but still having to be paid for being ready for the
person that really needs it all.

Add to that the fact that there would not have been the urgent situation, if
preventative care had been taken.

Don't even get me started on malpractice insurance costs, or drug makers
advertising on TV and other places.
--
Jim in NC