It is very good that hospitals give debts for patients. I live in Uzbekistan and my father has pancreas cancer. There are no good oncologists in my country. I've contacted many hospitals worldwide and most of them asking about 10K USD and we must pay 80% of the bills before they start curing my father and of course I can't afford this amount of money and I have no any option to get it. I am ready to be in debt for any amount if they could try to do smth and make my father's last days a bit better for him.
This is the same case in the US. Nobody is getting cancer treatment without insurance or the ability to pay. Hospitals in the US only need to stabilize an uninsured patient, and that doesn't include treating cancer or chronic conditions.
