What are the consequences of no Health Insurance?
The consequences of having no health insurance is that if you end up with health needs you can run into a problem with huge amounts of health expenses that you would have to cover out of your own pocket. I’m not sure that this is always a bad thing but for some people with limited financial resources this can be the end for them. They cannot afford then to pay for the medical treatment and medications. They either will end up not getting the treatments and getting sicker and dieing. Otherwise they get as much as they can but end up bankrupt without the ability to pay their medical bills. Also, research shows that people without healh insurance are more likely to die earlier than those who have health insurance. (This makes sense becuase people who don’t have insurance wait until the last possible moment and often its too late by then)
Without adequate health insurance, you run the risk of not being able to pay for the medical treatment and medications that would be required in the event of serious injury or illness. You also run the risk of depleting your financial resources to deal with such a scenario and perhaps even facing bankruptcy. Research has shown that uninsured adults are more likely to die earlier than those who have health insurance, and the uninsured are more likely to suffer serious health problems, partly because they tend to wait too long to seek treatment or preventive care because of the extra costs that they cannot bear themselves. What should you do? The answer to getting the health insurance coverage that best meets your needs, is to take some time to educate yourself on the specific options available to you in your particular circumstances. This will mean finding out which state or Federal programs you are eligible for, and thoroughly reading and understanding the specifics of any policy that
