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A listener asks: Could NOT having insurance be a better deal?

It’s open enrollment for 2023 health insurance for lots of folks — a time when you might find yourself asking: what good is health insurance anyway?

One listener wrote to us about his son, a student with no income. Dad asks, If the son could get charity care (financial assistance) at his local hospital…. should he bother getting health insurance?

The big picture question: If you’re broke, and can’t get insurance from work, what are your best options?

The big picture answer: It totally depends!

Do you live in a state that expanded Medicaid?

What are the financial-assistance policies like at…

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