There are quite a number of people struggling with a particular worry as they go through their daily duties. These are the folks not covered by any health insurance plan.
It’s a tough way to live, always worrying if someone is going to become ill or have an injury which would mean a hospital visit which would be expensive. Insurance coverage would be preferable if they could afford the premiums.
Most American’s who don’t have health insurance don’t go to the doctor unless they are dying, and then they don’t even try to get into a doctor’s office, instead they go directly to the hospital ER for treatment.
The reason this happens is physicians can’t afford to offer treatment if there’s not insurance coverage or there is no upfront payment. Therein is the problem, if a person can’t afford health insurance premiums they usually can’t pay for a doctor visit either.
There the emergency department serves as a last chance for those who are uninsured. Unfortunately by the time some people come into the ER they are more seriously ill than if they had been maintained by a physician over time. These conditions may have steadied or improved if they had been able to go to the doctor.
