Jim Cathey wrote:
>> At the start of the movie Moore showed a bloke putting stitches in his >> knee because he has no health insurance, are you saying that he would >> have gotten treated at the local hospital for free? > > As I understand it, yes. Jim, that is a popular misconception. People get wheeled to the curb with unset broken limbs every day in this country because they can't pay and have no insurance. Federal law requires hospitals to treat you if your condition is life-threatening and you are not stabilized - for example, it would be illegal to kick you to the curb while you were having a stroke or a heart attack. The guy sewing his leg up was hurting and needed medical care but was in no danger of bleeding out. He would not have gotten "free treatment" in a U.S. hospital. In fact, if you do not have insurance, you do not get "free treatment," period. The hospital will still come after you for payment, send you to a collection agency, etc. If in the end they are unable to collect from any payment source, that is when it turns out to be "free." _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
