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DonCoquixote

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1. good point

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 07:12 AM

Oct 2014

If you are in a state with minimal medicaid and you are going to a for profit hospital without insurance, unless you are almost dead you'll be given a prescription and referral and tossed out. If you have insurance, including medicaid, you'll be treated with every test and drug. In fact, they will likely milk the insurance for whatever they can get away with...so you may have to be assertive to stop them. (That's how Rick Scott got rich over-billing medicare for fake treatments.).

Hmm, does the fact that the Ebola paitentient in Tx got kicked out ring a bell?

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An observation on ER's in Florida...and the PROFIT in health care... [View all] Sancho Oct 2014 OP

good point DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #1

that's what made me think of it...I suspect the ebola was never diagnosed. Sancho Oct 2014 #4

I know an ER doctor who calls what you are describing: "wallet-oscopy" KurtNYC Oct 2014 #2

wallet-oscopy...that a good one. Sancho Oct 2014 #3

Kick. Rec. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #5

I have a diagnostic procedure coming up soon, and am anticipating Doctor_J Oct 2014 #6

Yep...the ACA is a poor compromise at best and a sell-out at worst. Sancho Oct 2014 #7

Unfortunately, sometimes it depends on the doctor's perception of race and/or socioeconomic status hedgehog Oct 2014 #8

It's not the main point of your post, but I think you bring up the issue of the drop-in doctor, hedgehog Oct 2014 #9

I think the drop-in doctor was something new to us also. Sancho Oct 2014 #10

Oh, don't get me started on trying to decide if something is covered by no-fault or my my health hedgehog Oct 2014 #13

"For profit" is indeed the problem. Our local hospital is a tax-supported, 'district' hospital. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #11

Years ago before Medicaid existed a friend of mine was hurt playing baseball. His family had no jwirr Oct 2014 #12

Being someone with a chronic illness I can say that our system totally sucks, even with insurance. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #14

This is another issue that we've had lots of problems with...mail order pharmacy! Sancho Oct 2014 #15