"Bill Daniels" wrote
I have never seen a US health insurance policy exclude flying of any kind.

I have, more than once. It happens.

Yes, I have had friends die of "poverty" or the inability to purchase life
saving treatment. That's becoming more common than most Americans know.

I've seen it happen in a country that, in theory, had free medical
care for everyone. The difference between theory and practice is that
in theory there is no difference.

Michael