Refuse to get a vaccine? You might be hit with expensive medical bills, employer mandates
People who choose not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus face greater odds of getting seriously ill and hospitalized – a decision that could risk not just their health but also their finances as employers require vaccination and insurance companies look at ways to pass on the costs of treatment.
More than 90% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. And because 41% of eligible Americans have not yet been fully immunized against the virus, a new tactic is being pushed: making the unvaccinated pay a larger share of their medical bills.
Advocates of the pocketbook approach say tens of millions of Americans who refuse vaccination make it riskier for everyone else, including kids who are not old enough to get vaccinated and have filled hospitals in some states. Taxpayers are on the hook for $178 billion in federal funds allocated to hospitals and health care providers. Insurance premiums could rise across the board.
"There's a very clear line we can draw between (refusing) vaccination and getting COVID severe enough to put you in the hospital," said Jonathan Meer, an economics professor at Texas A&M University.
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Companies will refuse to carry medical insurance for employees who won't get vaccinated, especially if they cost 10X what the vaccinated employees cost. It's all going to come down to this very quickly: get vaxxed or you're out of a job.
Nobody can afford insurance premiums if they aren't working, am I right? This is the way it has to go. The insurance companies will refuse to go bust for these stupid assholes. The government has no reason to pick up their hospital tab either.
Get your FREE shots now, or you're on your own, guys.
