Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-77.2.182.177-20140819130912/@comment-13965604-20140819144631

I am American, and the only thing that shouldn't be covered is the Eichen House stay. The Sheriff's entire bill would be covered because it was in the line of duty and the county would cover it. As far as Stiles' MRI, different insurance is different. He might have a co-pay which is a flat fee for services that you are responsible to pay, and the insurance company pays everything else. Or he might have to pay a certain percentage of the bill. Medicare (our insurance for the elderly/disabled) pays out 80% of medical expenses and the individual is responsible for the other 20%. Some insurance is better than others. When I was a kid my mom had a plan the paid 90% for certain doctors/hospitals that they contracted with, but only 70% for 'out of network' providers.

Our system is totally jacked up, but I don't think I could trust them to take it out of my taxes. That's why social security is so screwy. They can't have the money sitting somewhere without spending it.