Here in MN we have had for some time a way to pay temporary emergency care for people that have no coverage through our state system. For example the smoker I talked about earlier that got pneumonia at 28 years old was able to get a 3 month coverage to cover his 125000 bill because he had no health insurance. As far as I'm concerned if they want to deduct from his taxes because he has no coverage that seems OK to me. I know not all states have systems like this in place. I'm under the impression that in some states if you get pneumonia go to the hospital and have no coverage they tell you to just go home. That would be a shame. I'm glad my friend was saved.