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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
But, what do you do about the people who fail to go to pre-natal care, even though it is available and affordable/free? What do you do about the diabetic who continues to eat salami every day and drink 6 beers every night? Maybe your answer is "nothing", because you believe that the carrot of cost-effective solutions is sufficient to attract enough people to cut health costs, and you don't need a stick. (Or maybe you just don't like sticks.)
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In Philly, you wait until those people show up in the ER too late, having damaged themselves so badly by refusing to adhere to recommended medical care that they either die, or lose the baby, or wind up hospitalized for months. Then you promptly sue the doctor for malpractice. The hospital, fearing a jury comprised of people as clueless as the plaintiff, settles. If you're lucky enough to be the lawyer in this hypo, you take the money you get from that case and put a down payment on a nice new car, or the kids' tuitions.
