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Re: Mitt Romney, On 60 Minutes, Cites Emergency Room As Health Care Option For Uninsu
Im not opposed to health care reforms...even programs for those that cant afford them. Pass those programs at a state level. Fund them. Oh...and you might do a little digging into how much your state is already providing and who is draining those resources.
Again...I am in several hospitals and ERs every Saturday night and Sunday day. I see just the opposite. The ONLY instance where I have seen ER docs refuse to order labs is with some of the frequent flyers...people that make it a hobby of going to the ER because they need attention. We see plenty of them and the only medical care they require is a few cups of diet coke and some peanut butter and crackers. Many are just fine hanging out in the waiting area watching TV and drinking coffee.Oh, I was not saying anything against the doctors and nursing proving care at the hospitals, but the hospital administrators in many hospitals will discourage their doctors and nurses from doing expensive tests than screanings for someone who has no insurance and will encourage these tests and screanings for people who do. Because every states provides for the uninsured differently gives, IMHO, more reason why health care should be managed nationally. The states are not providing equal care over all. Some states do a better job than others. I have lived in many states over the years and have seen personally how people are treated in the ER. Currently, I live in a state that provides very well for the uninsured. However, there are still cracks that people fall through that the AHA fixes. My husband often fell in those cracks and now we have hopes that his over all care will be managed better in the future.
Im not opposed to health care reforms...even programs for those that cant afford them. Pass those programs at a state level. Fund them. Oh...and you might do a little digging into how much your state is already providing and who is draining those resources.