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Originally Posted by Gunni
would you consider Paraguay a 3rd world country?
If so then I can tell you I went with a friend of mine to a hospital there, he needed some stitches, they sewed him up and we left, didn't pay shit and they didn't ask us for any details...
Btw. the kid in question in the first post, the one that had a fever of 103 and died in the other hospital. The mother had insurance, but was told the company would not pay that particular hospital to treat her, she'd have to take it to another hospital that was in their program. The first hospital refused to do anything because they wouldn't get paid  |
Something doesnt sound right there.. this is just coming from my personal experience.
Isnt it illegal for an Emergency Room to turn anyone away on the grounds that they cant pay? I have been riding freestyle BMX since I was a kid and have been to more emergency rooms and hospitals than I can count. Lost count of the bones I have broken, and the amount of stitches I have ever gotten.
In plain sight in every emergency room I have been in is a sign saying, they will treat EVERYONE who comes in the door, regardless of race, religion etc etc, and regardless of ability to pay. They generally dont turn people away..
Not saying our system doesnt need some major fixing, but in emergencies you can always get treated. Seems crazy that a kid died like this. Need to watch the movie, I guess.