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Originally Posted by Axeman
First hour was wasted just having them verify insurance info and get approval from the HMO.
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OK.. can tell you... in almost all western countries, no way would any person waste an hour in any emergency center talking crap about insurance. All that is needed is name, address and DOB - nothing else is relevant other than treatment asap.
I've only been in three emergency units in my life.. and each was in a different country - but got immediate attention and basically a quick ID while treatment was in progress. And every incident was free of charge although I was not even a citizen of two of these countries.