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Re:HHS announces rule to protect consumers from surprise med... by basisword on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:12PM (#27715560)
Is this really true? American health care is a horror show but this is possibly the most messed up thing I’ve heard.
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Re:HHS announces rule to protect consumers from surprise med... by klodolph on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:55PM (#27716058)
Filial support laws are not even remotely unique to the US, and it's only true in certain states. Pennsylvania is the most notorious.

France: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligation_alimentaire_en_Fran...

Germany: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elternunterhalt

Asia has a ton, I'm sure.

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Re:HHS announces rule to protect consumers from surprise med... by basisword on Friday July 02, 2021 @05:00PM (#27716789)
It’s the combination of filial support and the expensive US health care system that I’m shocked by, not filial support as a concept.
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Re:HHS announces rule to protect consumers from surprise med... by klodolph on Friday July 02, 2021 @05:15PM (#27716972)
Like other filial / familial support laws, there are limits based on the ability to pay.
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Re:HHS announces rule to protect consumers from surprise med... by rootusrootus on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:29PM (#27715775)
True in some states. Also not just the US. Germany also seems to have some version of filial responsibility.
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