Exactly correct, BB. Justin's good friend either lied to him, or Justin used an element of hyperbole to make an argumentative point, but either way, it failed, due to his lack of knowledge of our laws:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Medical_Treatment_and_Active_Labor_Act Any emergency room is compelled to provide medical treatment to anyone who comes through the door and asks for such. This is why E.R.'s are known as the "Poor Man's Doctor". It is where I've always gone in the long stretches of uninsured time I've spent. Your condition does not in any way have to be life threatening. As spelled out in the act, something like liver disease, which most certainly will damage an organ, is implicitly covered for care and treatment. This is another reason why our national health care costs are high. It's a piss poor way to manage health care for the indigent. On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Aug 19, 1:19 am, Justintruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yea well I had a friend in the USA. A good friend. > > > > He was having problems with his liver. He had no money but went to a > > hospital. The doctor told him he had liver disease but because it was > > not life threatening it was not the responsibility of the hospital to > > treat him unless he had money. > > This is not true, at least where I live. No person can be legally > told that at any emergency room. The hospitals are closing for this > reason. They must be treated. Not long term, but treated. Problem? > Damn right. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
