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Originally Posted by aklim
A question first. Can Mr Lim show up, take the ride and when you try make him pay he says he has no credit cards and no money of any sort and does not pay but you still have to give him a ride?
IIRC, the Emergency Room CANNOT legally kick you out even if you don't have insurance or a means to pay even if you tell them up front that you are broke. I think I remember my wife telling me that they had to treat some hobos or something of that nature. So, Wonder why they stick it to the guy that has no insurance? Somebody's going to pay and since the insurance people have clout and the single uninsured guy doesn't, well.....
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No he can't.
And, the issue of providing free health care to those with no assets is definitely part of the problem.
However, the legitimacy of charging a person without any insurance 350% of the amount that is charged to the insurance companies is simply unfair and begs for regulation.
It's no different than the analogy of the ferry boat where you must use my boat and I don't have to tell you the price.......upfront. Total BS.