What does some poor guy with lesser or no coverage pay? Betcha' he is billed the top amount and they "generously offer a 10% discount."   I just heard that exact story about a month back.

That's exactly what happened to me when I was in hospital with no insurance three years ago, Spaw, only when my daughter tried to negotiate it down, after she provided them with ALL of the requested info concerning our income and expenditures, they only offered a ONE PER CENT discount, which brought it down to the $13,000. I have had debt collectors ask me if I've tried to get them to write it off. Oh, yes, tried is the operative word. They will have none of it.

I'm with you on who I will vote for, but so far I haven't heard anything I like from ANY of them regarding health care.