01-30-2005, 02:23 PM
Not quite true.
"Sooner or later, the bill has to be payed, and if the patient can't pay, the hospital will find someone connected to the patient who can, including family. It's also like that with automobile accidents, lawsuits, etc. - if the person being sued, etc. cannot afford the costs leveled against them, family members will be held responsible to make up the rest. But that's a different issue entirely."
In the US your debts are not transferable to your family(unless you mean your spouse and parents of a minor). Often families do help people cover costs so patients dont lose homes etc.
I think you need find a bit more out about the law.
"Sooner or later, the bill has to be payed, and if the patient can't pay, the hospital will find someone connected to the patient who can, including family. It's also like that with automobile accidents, lawsuits, etc. - if the person being sued, etc. cannot afford the costs leveled against them, family members will be held responsible to make up the rest. But that's a different issue entirely."
In the US your debts are not transferable to your family(unless you mean your spouse and parents of a minor). Often families do help people cover costs so patients dont lose homes etc.
I think you need find a bit more out about the law.