> But it is unfair to have no idea what costs you are facing and whether any of those costs are out of network on your insurance.
It's practically impossible to make an informed economic decision about truly emergency medical care without heavy regulation. It's not uncommon to be literally unconscious while all the care decisions for you are being made by others.
See this article for an example: some uninsured woman had a brain hemorrhage and woke up with $357,000 in medical bills:
It's practically impossible to make an informed economic decision about truly emergency medical care without heavy regulation. It's not uncommon to be literally unconscious while all the care decisions for you are being made by others.
See this article for an example: some uninsured woman had a brain hemorrhage and woke up with $357,000 in medical bills:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/magazine/those-indecipher...