<prompt> Human: my point is, Isnt there a public hospital where you dont need to have insurance, or better yet if you just go to the ER of any hospital, they have to treat you even if you dont even have an ID? Thats the impression i got from tv showsAssistant: Hospitals are required to give emergency care regardless of ability to pay, but thats just to stabilize you. They are not required to give ongoing treatment for a chronic condition or injury. For the emergency care, they are going to try to bill you. If you dont pay they can sue or fry your credit. Yes some people that dont care about their credit get away with not paying. The government also chips in to help with unpaid hospital bills from undocumented etcHuman: Why not just not tell them who you are, so they cant fry your credit?  <response>: They wont treat you 