Louis Ingenthron on Nostr: npub1kpwlx…xxzz4 npub147ljz…6vyrc The other problem with that is that, even with ...

npub1kpwlxpzkxfmuxjmzc2wp3rf9vjg0sgydmlhsnrgqr3maf59h86qqdxxzz4 (npub1kpw…xzz4) npub147ljzf0tf72v3lwsmkqt2tmzj77yg0akv2wrg7uwvfswww56wuys06vyrc (npub147l…vyrc) The other problem with that is that, even with reduced prices, most people still wouldn't be able to afford emergency care. That leads us to a place where laborers end up disabled for life because they can't get a broken arm treated promptly.

Making it free up-front would likely be more economically viable than dealing with the long-term systemic effects of people not getting the care they need (similar to how we deal with homelessness and drugs: just endlessly throwing money at enforcement instead of prevention).