Riding in an ambulance can cost a couple thousand dollars, even for a short five-minute drive. Without health insurance there is no way to cover that kind of expense. It is hard because sometimes an ambulance isn’t necessary but it would help, and if you are uninsured you might try and convince yourself you don’t need to call 911. Personally, I believe that everyone should feel okay about calling the ambulance, because taking a risk and not calling it could, and probably already has, cost someone their life. Riding in an ambulance is one of the many extremely expensive health related activities that could happen quickly, and if you don’t have health insurance you are taking a huge gamble.