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8. Look on the bright side

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 11:20 AM

Mar 2020

Now poor people without insurance will stay out of hospitals, and lessen the patient load. Trump wins again!

You know, I'm thinking of carrying around a bottle of ipecac so I can vomit on demand on people with this attitude.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis: An uninsured COVID-19 patient just got her medical bill [View all] BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP

The hospitals are as shameless as Trump uponit7771 Mar 2020 #1

Yes. Profits over people, uponit. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #3

Only in America - alone among the civilized world dalton99a Mar 2020 #2

I'm afraid so. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #4

Look on the bright side gratuitous Mar 2020 #8

It's not untrue though durablend Mar 2020 #10

Good enough reason to take precautions DFW Mar 2020 #5

Of course, many of the folks losing work lose insurance, too Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #6

Three ER visits and not even admitted as a patient. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #7

That seems low for in depth treatment genxlib Mar 2020 #9