Originally Posted by
MoAlpha
Yeah, but as Phrantic pointed out, somebody always pays and it's usually not the patient.
Sure, the hospital isn't going to refuse, nor should they, but they can put in claim against the patient that'll show up on their credit. I would assume that, like most unsecured, defaulted debts, those will eventually get bargained down and/or sold to a third party that'll attempt to collect - in some manner, some compensation would be had, I think. That or the insurance companies can look at increasing the premiums of deniers.
Otherwise... eh, the system is already good and borked - maybe a little more borking will push it over the edge in to a much needed overhaul.