If someone has health insurance in the US, does the insurer issue you with a credit card type id record for you to carry on your person?
If, for example, you are in an accident and taken unconscious to the hospital would the attending medical staff be able to find out if you are insured by going through your wallet?
Yes. That also gives access to your medical records.
The uninsured are treated free in emergency rooms, which has led to our financial healthcare crises. Our local hospital has just opened a clinic where the uninsured can be treated free for minor ailments and not burden the ERs. There is access to state funded care programs for the uninsured.
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