“if you are too stupid to determine and to understand that going to an ER for something NON-EMERGENCY is going to cost you more, and possibly A WHOLE LOT MORE”
One problem is, many who use the ER for a non-emergency DO understand what they’re doing.
They are uninsured or on Medicaid and will pass their costs on to taxpayers and the insured. They come to the ER because they would have to pay a doctor bill otherwise.
I had to go to the ER late one night for a broken finger, and I noticed entire families there for the little one that had a cough.
It was obviously a family affair for some folks. They even brought dinner for their crew in some cases.