You bring up some great points which really need to be discussed further than in one simple comment. But I’ll give you my quick comment of what I understand the Bible to say about your concerns.

First to restate your concerns, we are talking about who should pay for needed services, if you are a hard working family who has a legitimate need that you can not meet.

I don’t believe that as a society we can force other people to pay for our needs. That is theft. It may be government sanctioned theft in the case of TNCARE, but it is still taking money from someone else to pay for another person’s needs.

I believe the idea situation for this would be for the local church to support the family in need. There are many examples and commands in scripture that support this line of thought.

Alternatively, a voluntary charitable organization could be established by the hospital or by the local community which would raise funds voluntarily for such cases.

This keeps the responsibility on the person with the need to seek out this help and to be accountable for the money they are spending. It does this without forcing others, who may have just as serious a need, from being forced to give their money (or have it taken from them by the state) to something that is not a priority in their lives.

That is the essence of freedom, being able to make choices with our money and our lives and being responsible for our own needs as much as possible.