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DemocraticPatriot

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63. Yes, 'death panels' were ALWAYS a Republican invention.

Reply to Tommymac (Reply #21)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 03:23 AM

Oct 2021

Which they are still using.

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Sick, Elderly Black Man Kicked Out Of Atlanta-Area Hospital With Tubes Still Attached [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2021 OP

World's Greatest Healthcare System (tm) at it again ck4829 Oct 2021 #1

Yup. Death by Spreadsheet. Tommymac Oct 2021 #21

Otherwise known as: Atrocity Duncan Grant Oct 2021 #53

Yes, 'death panels' were ALWAYS a Republican invention. DemocraticPatriot Oct 2021 #63

We have the highest prices IronLionZion Oct 2021 #29

Unbelievably cruel to treat this man so inhumanely. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #2

He was in the hospital for 33 days and still had fever and was incoherent? onecaliberal Oct 2021 #3

incoherent and they offer him options that he refused???? Avis Oct 2021 #15

And what did they think he was going to do once out of the hospital? LisaL Oct 2021 #27

"That's just not how we treat people here in this city or this country." EarlG Oct 2021 #4

It is. Patient dumping is still a thing tulipsandroses Oct 2021 #11

I tool my brother who was totally disabled and on Medicare/Medicaid, to the ER. Dustlawyer Oct 2021 #22

That is precisely how we treat POOR people. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #50

Fuck privatization I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #59

That's outrageous and, I would think, illegal! Sogo Oct 2021 #5

" Isn't that why illegals use ERs all the time?" Kali Oct 2021 #28

Right? WTAF. Maru Kitteh Oct 2021 #45

Oh no. Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #30

"Cue Lee Greenwood!!" Grins Oct 2021 #6

+1000 n/t MarcA Oct 2021 #13

Indeed. dchill Oct 2021 #16

Well... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #40

So what were they doing the 35 days Medicare was paying? rogue emissary Oct 2021 #7

A few wks ago I had a UTI go septic. 5 days in the hospital on IV antibiotics and I was good to go woodsprite Oct 2021 #10

That's what Bill Clinton just had as far as I can tell. LisaL Oct 2021 #26

Exactly, I had a major issue and was out in under a week. rogue emissary Oct 2021 #19

Not familiar with Medicare as I'm not on it yet ToxMarz Oct 2021 #20

Same here but this sounds like Medicare fraud in top of medical malpractice. rogue emissary Oct 2021 #23

Did anyone consider how badly he could hurt himself trying to remove his catheter? Ilsa Oct 2021 #8

Agreed. This could definitely fall under elder abuse. intheflow Oct 2021 #24

Apparently, they kept him as long as he was a cash cow Trailrider1951 Oct 2021 #9

Yeah, no. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2021 #46

Another method of voter suppression. I'm sure Governor Kemp will get to the bottom of this. Marcuse Oct 2021 #12

Calling all lawyers in Conyers and surrounding area: get the police report NCjack Oct 2021 #14

Conyers is a very scary place. A friend lived there... Whiskeytide Oct 2021 #18

Change of venue. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2021 #33

That's a lot easier said ... Whiskeytide Oct 2021 #38

The racial makeup of the city was 24.3% White, 55.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Celerity Oct 2021 #47

Surprising. It must have changed a lot in the last 10-15 years. n/t Whiskeytide Oct 2021 #49

Amazing how uncaring and unfeeling our health care system is AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #17

That doesn't *seem* like the communism republicans talk about? NullTuples Oct 2021 #37

I own a home there, my wife is Chinese, and I lived there for 12 years AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #48

That's what I've heard from friends who grew up in or near Hong Kong pre-1999 NullTuples Oct 2021 #52

Mao cracked down on that AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #54

And yet...here we are in 2021 NullTuples Oct 2021 #57

That movenebt started with Deng Xiaoping's reforms, who stated that being rich AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #58

One more reason why we need a national health care system KS Toronado Oct 2021 #25

I found the hospital's website. ShazzieB Oct 2021 #31

FACT CHECK: Mostly False. "That's just not how we treat people here in this city or this country." knightmaar Oct 2021 #32

Those pictures are absolutely heart breaking. ShazzieB Oct 2021 #34

"That's just not how we treat people here in this city or this country." tblue37 Oct 2021 #35

WTF? (n/t) Patton French Oct 2021 #36

Might want to check the corporate owner behind the name of the hospital... Hekate Oct 2021 #39

"That's just not how we treat people here in this city or this country" TxGuitar Oct 2021 #41

+10000000000000000 Celerity Oct 2021 #43

and if he were white? would they have done the same thing? Javaman Oct 2021 #42

Yes. Maybe they wouldn't send him out with tubes hanging tulipsandroses Oct 2021 #56

I try to put myself in that man's shoes. LuckyCharms Oct 2021 #44

Best healthcare in the world! Bristlecone Oct 2021 #51

America The Beautiful BeckyDem Oct 2021 #55

Meanwhile, I bet they still had useless unvaccinated fucks in the hospital. roamer65 Oct 2021 #60

That's just not how we treat people here in this city or this country." CottonBear Oct 2021 #61

"At Piedmont, our purpose is to make a positive difference in every life we touch." dalton99a Oct 2021 #62