Damn, and that's the post. Layeth the smacketh down.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 4:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: medical costs and self-pay at the ER, was Re: > [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/1 > 8/AR2006011801873.html > Eighty-six percent of Wal-Mart employees have health insurance > > I think the ER thing has to do with illegal aliens that have > to be treated but don't pay their bills. Why would they care > if they get bad credit. > > I'm sorry was this thread dead? > My bad :) > > On 1/20/06, dana tierney wrote: > > Yes but the people who don't have insurance are overhead, > see? Which is underwritten, at least at public hospitals, by > the county and by various federal subsidies. The part that is > not leads to increased prices for all patients. > > > > By the way, I just checked and if you just google self-pay > you get a bunch of stuff about the british system. Try > "rising medical costs US selfb-pay" or something. > > > > >Medical costs are rising across the board, not just for > those without > > >insurance. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193640 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
