[pct-l] Paying for SAR

[Reinhold Metzger]

Brick wrote:
I guess if concerned citizens are afraid to call for SAR for fear of 
incurring
large costs, and people die because of that fear, then it will be OK with a
sizable minority of the country... they already hold that view for 
healthcare.
Do you think it is time to get rid of this commie, liberal un american 
free SAR?
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Reinhold writes:
Say Brick,
If somebody, in this country, has a medical emergency , would that person
choose to die, rather than call an ambulance, for fear of incurring a large
hospital expense?
Of course not....in this country people do not die in the street for lack of
ability to pay for their medical expenses.

For those with medical insurance the insurance carrier pays the bill.
For those without medical insurance, but with "deep pockets" their own
deep pockets will pay the bill.
For those without medical insurance and without deep enough pockets
to pay for their medical expenses, the government will pay the bill.

As a result, when people have a medical emergency they call an ambulance
rather than die for fear of incurring a large hospital expense.

Why should this not apply to  SAR?

JMT Reinhold