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Evil_Twin  User ID: 14319721  United States07/10/2012 03:31 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. First off, we decided to go to the beach yesterday afternoon. Strolling along the water's edge, and something snags my foot and nearly trips me. I take a couple more steps and something doesn't feel right. There's something between my toes. I step into the water to rinse the sand off my feet and take a look. Fuck. There's a big-ass fish hook buried in my second toe! It's in deep! The point is jammed in against the knuckle! I weigh my options...I could try and take it out myself, Rambo style....no, it's in at a bad angle with the shank against the sole of my foot and the point curved around the top of my toe and laying against the knuckle. Plus, the thing is rusty, and I haven't had a tetanus shot in about 15 years. I then rule out going to the ER at the local hospital. That place is always jam-packed and I would be sitting in the waiting room for hours before anyone even looked at it. The last time I went in there, I sat for 8 hours, finally got 1 x-ray on my swollen, throbbing leg, sat for another hour, then they sent me home, saying they found nothing wrong and to just take it easy for a couple days. That visit cost me $1200 and they missed the broken tibia, which was finally diagnosed a month later. Fuck that place. So, I decided to go to a privately run walk-in clinic. I'd never been to this one, but know it can't be any worse than the ER. Turns out, the clinic was excellent! They were fast, friendly, and inexpensive! I was in and out the door in less than 2 hours. They took x-rays from 4 different angles to determine exactly how the hook and barb were situated, , shot me up with a local anesthetic, eased that baby out, cleaned up the wound, gave me a tetanus shot, then sent me on my way with a 7 day supply of anti-biotics, all for a whopping $215! Plus, since I paid in full, on the spot, they said that I can have a free follow up visit any time in the next two weeks, if I have any problems with it. Then, they called me today to see how I was doing! Totally pleased with my capitalist healthcare!!  |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 17500460  Australia07/10/2012 03:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. They took x-rays from 4 different angles to determine exactly how the hook and barb were situated, , shot me up with a local anesthetic, eased that baby out, cleaned up the wound, gave me a tetanus shot, then sent me on my way with a 7 day supply of anti-biotics, all for a whopping $215! Quoting: Evil_Twin But what about someone who doesn't have $215? Doesn't physically posses it? Should they just die? It is to late for "They should have thought about that before", when they are going to slowly painfully die from tetanus and blood poisoning. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13501130 Australia07/10/2012 03:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. First off, we decided to go to the beach yesterday afternoon. Quoting: Evil_Twin Strolling along the water's edge, and something snags my foot and nearly trips me. I take a couple more steps and something doesn't feel right. There's something between my toes. I step into the water to rinse the sand off my feet and take a look. Fuck. There's a big-ass fish hook buried in my second toe! It's in deep! The point is jammed in against the knuckle! I weigh my options...I could try and take it out myself, Rambo style....no, it's in at a bad angle with the shank against the sole of my foot and the point curved around the top of my toe and laying against the knuckle. Plus, the thing is rusty, and I haven't had a tetanus shot in about 15 years. I then rule out going to the ER at the local hospital. That place is always jam-packed and I would be sitting in the waiting room for hours before anyone even looked at it. The last time I went in there, I sat for 8 hours, finally got 1 x-ray on my swollen, throbbing leg, sat for another hour, then they sent me home, saying they found nothing wrong and to just take it easy for a couple days. That visit cost me $1200 and they missed the broken tibia, which was finally diagnosed a month later. Fuck that place. So, I decided to go to a privately run walk-in clinic. I'd never been to this one, but know it can't be any worse than the ER. Turns out, the clinic was excellent! They were fast, friendly, and inexpensive! I was in and out the door in less than 2 hours. They took x-rays from 4 different angles to determine exactly how the hook and barb were situated, , shot me up with a local anesthetic, eased that baby out, cleaned up the wound, gave me a tetanus shot, then sent me on my way with a 7 day supply of anti-biotics, all for a whopping $215! Plus, since I paid in full, on the spot, they said that I can have a free follow up visit any time in the next two weeks, if I have any problems with it. Then, they called me today to see how I was doing! Totally pleased with my capitalist healthcare!! ...and only at the bargain price of $5,897.  |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 03:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. But what about someone who doesn't have $215? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17500460 Doesn't physically posses it? Should they just die? It is to late for "They should have thought about that before", when they are going to slowly painfully die from tetanus and blood poisoning. They can use the crappy, Socialized healthcare which is already available at any hospital ER, and wait for hours for crappy service with the rest of the indigents and illegals. I was happy to pay a little for better care though. $215 is less than most Occupy morons spend on weed in a week. They could skip a bag or two and set aside a little emergency fund, if they weren't fucking morons. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 19328891  Canada07/10/2012 04:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 17500460 Australia07/10/2012 04:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. But what about someone who doesn't have $215? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17500460 Doesn't physically posses it? Should they just die? It is to late for "They should have thought about that before", when they are going to slowly painfully die from tetanus and blood poisoning. They can use the crappy, Socialized healthcare which is already available at any hospital ER, and wait for hours for crappy service with the rest of the indigents and illegals. I was happy to pay a little for better care though. $215 is less than most Occupy morons spend on weed in a week. They could skip a bag or two and set aside a little emergency fund, if they weren't fucking morons. You sound like you hate people because they are poor? There is 1001 reasons why people are poor you know, not all of them are drug addicts. |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 04:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;)  You pay more than I did, every year via taxes, regardless of whether or not you need or use the care. Last Edited by Evil_Twin on 07/10/2012 04:09 AM |
| Debauchery User ID: 15455863 United States07/10/2012 04:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Fucking excellent. And the LORD spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it. I am an evil giraffe, and I shall eat more leaves from this tree than perhaps I should, so that other giraffes may die. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 331367  Austria07/10/2012 04:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) Same here. It´s good and bad at the same time. Good: I needed an operation on my knee and honestly i could not have been able to pay for it at the time it was necessary as i just finished renovating and was blank (not broke) It did cost me nothing including all the stuff that goes with an mayor operation (there is a small "hospital bed fee") Bad: In july i paid a whopping 1500€ in SS and i am single. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 664728  New Zealand07/10/2012 04:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. The ER is free here but you will wait but the walk in clinic like that is awesome here I spent $69 last time I went you paid slightly more but I bet you don't pay 35% in taxes and a 15% goods and service tax on everything including food like I do |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 331367 Austria07/10/2012 04:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) Same here. It´s good and bad at the same time. Good: I needed an operation on my knee and honestly i could not have been able to pay for it at the time it was necessary as i just finished renovating and was blank (not broke) It did cost me nothing including all the stuff that goes with an mayor operation (there is a small "hospital bed fee") Bad: In july i paid a whopping 1500€ in SS and i am single. I meant this june. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 19328891 Canada07/10/2012 04:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) You pay more than I did, every year, via taxes, regardless of whether or not you need or use the care. actually my wife is a dual citizen so I'm pretty familiar with both tax rates. You're PAYING the taxes already. Now where's that health and education system that taxes are supposed to pay for? What's that, more soldiers needed to liberate more oil... I mean, middle easterners? Well, we all have our priorities. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13501130 Australia07/10/2012 04:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. But what about someone who doesn't have $215? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17500460 Doesn't physically posses it? Should they just die? It is to late for "They should have thought about that before", when they are going to slowly painfully die from tetanus and blood poisoning. They can use the crappy, Socialized healthcare which is already available at any hospital ER, and wait for hours for crappy service with the rest of the indigents and illegals. I was happy to pay a little for better care though. $215 is less than most Occupy morons spend on weed in a week. They could skip a bag or two and set aside a little emergency fund, if they weren't fucking morons. You sound like you hate people because they are poor? There is 1001 reasons why people are poor you know, not all of them are drug addicts.  THIS^^ |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 04:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. You sound like you hate people because they are poor? There is 1001 reasons why people are poor you know, not all of them are drug addicts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17500460 I don't hate them at all. I just know that the vast majority of them poor because of their own poor decisions. I started with nothing, and can take care of my own. Why should I expect anything less from everyone else? |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 04:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. actually my wife is a dual citizen so I'm pretty familiar with both tax rates. You're PAYING the taxes already. Now where's that health and education system that taxes are supposed to pay for? What's that, more soldiers needed to liberate more oil... I mean, middle easterners? Well, we all have our priorities. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 Am I? Why does a pack of cigarettes cost twice as much in Canada? |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 19328891 Canada07/10/2012 04:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. actually my wife is a dual citizen so I'm pretty familiar with both tax rates. You're PAYING the taxes already. Now where's that health and education system that taxes are supposed to pay for? What's that, more soldiers needed to liberate more oil... I mean, middle easterners? Well, we all have our priorities. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 Am I? Why does a pack of cigarettes cost twice as much in Canada? you smoke? And you want a pay per use health care system?? Hope you've got a nice big C fund you're filling up. I'm sure you know what the C stands for. And I have no idea what cigarettes cost.... Anywhere. |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 04:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. actually my wife is a dual citizen so I'm pretty familiar with both tax rates. You're PAYING the taxes already. Now where's that health and education system that taxes are supposed to pay for? What's that, more soldiers needed to liberate more oil... I mean, middle easterners? Well, we all have our priorities. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 Am I? Why does a pack of cigarettes cost twice as much in Canada? you smoke? And you want a pay per use health care system?? Hope you've got a nice big C fund you're filling up. I'm sure you know what the C stands for. And I have no idea what cigarettes cost.... Anywhere. No, I don't smoke. But, I am observant. I see the advertisements. I know that a pack of cigarettes in the US cost $4-6. and costs more like $12-14 in Canada. There's your 'Free' healthcare, along with the higher prices you pay for just about anything considered a 'sin' or a luxury. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 17338098 United States07/10/2012 04:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Don't forget those walk in clinics only handle MINOR injuries and illness. If you have something serious they will not treat you, they will hand you a piece of paper and refer you to the nearest ER or doctor's office to make an appt. Its happened to me for a ruptured ear drum! Minor injuries and illness is not what costs thousands to millions of dollars. Its the major ones you don't see coming that screw you. I even have a recent example to share. My stepfather was dealing with abdominal pain only about 7 weeks ago. He tried to shrug it off as much as he could because his company laid him off causing him to lose his health insurance. Well the pain became more than he could bare and he went to the ER. They had to take him to emergency surgery that night due to Diverticulitis. He now has a colostomy bag and hopefully will be able to go back in 2-4 weeks to have his intestines reattached. He received 2 bills from the hospital the first was $116,000 and the second was $126,000. He was in the hospital for 11 days and incurred 242,000 in debt. That does not even include the surgery to reconnect everything and the medical supplies that he has to buy due to his colostomy bag. This surgery was literally a do or die issue due to the infection from the rupture in his colon. He has been very healthy his entire life. Now just because of something that happened that he had no control over he is 1/4 of a million in debt and will be more if he is lucky enough to be able to have the second surgery so he does not have to live with the colostomy bag. Those walk in clinic can't do anything for these medical emergencies. It can happen to anyone. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 13501130 Australia07/10/2012 04:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. What if they sent me a $2500 bill every year for the rest of my life, and I didn't need any healthcare for another 20 years? We'd call it compassionate big government, then, I suppose. why do you republiclows whinge and whine about obammacare but have no problems paying taxes for schools, roads, police dept., fire dept, parks, your army ect you can't have it both ways... |
| mathetes User ID: 18119575 United States07/10/2012 04:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Wow! fish hook in the foot, that sucks Glad you're ok my friend  For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 19328891 Canada07/10/2012 04:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. actually my wife is a dual citizen so I'm pretty familiar with both tax rates. You're PAYING the taxes already. Now where's that health and education system that taxes are supposed to pay for? What's that, more soldiers needed to liberate more oil... I mean, middle easterners? Well, we all have our priorities. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 Am I? Why does a pack of cigarettes cost twice as much in Canada? you smoke? And you want a pay per use health care system?? Hope you've got a nice big C fund you're filling up. I'm sure you know what the C stands for. And I have no idea what cigarettes cost.... Anywhere. No, I don't smoke. But, I am observant. I see the advertisements. I know that a pack of cigarettes in the US cost $4-6. and costs more like $12-14 in Canada. There's your 'Free' healthcare, along with the higher prices you pay for just about anything considered a 'sin' or a luxury. thats fine with me. Smoking's fir chumps. Like I'm going to willingly inhale polonium. Tax the crap out of that nonsense. But when gramma breaks her ankle, get the lady a doctor, stat. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 10375739 United States07/10/2012 04:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) Doctors work for free in CAN? Hospitals operate for free in CAN? Nope. Free for parasites like you but the productive class pays. Enjoy your benefits and remember to thank the working people who pay for your freebies. Tard. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 4571942 United States07/10/2012 04:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Evil_Twin, I'm wondering something...did you have to sign a form/release before they gave you the Tetanus shot/vaccine? I almost chopped my leg off with a chainsaw a few years back, I had to sign one before they gave me the shot, it was an E.R. of a hospital though, not an "Urget Care Clinic". |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 19328891 Canada07/10/2012 04:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) Doctors work for free in CAN? Hospitals operate for free in CAN? Nope. Free for parasites like you but the productive class pays. Enjoy your benefits and remember to thank the working people who pay for your freebies. Tard. wtf are you talking about? I pay my taxes. Our doctors do get paid. I am happy to contribute my fair share to the system and who knows, knock on wood that this never happens, but maybe one day I'll be in a bad spot in my career and come down with some awful disease, and at least I won't have to worry about how I'm going to pay my medical bills on top of everything else. Or I'll get lucky and never need that safety net. Geez you'd think on glp you'd understand the concept of prepping for possible negative contingencies you hope don't happen. The question is, why are US citizens paying almost as much tax and getting squat to show for it? You really don't mind this? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 10375739 United States07/10/2012 04:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Me too! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19328891 I'm Canadian! It cost me $0.00 CAN... Should I convert that to US funds or do you get the picture? What could I do with an extra $220? Hmm... Besides buying new commie... Err.. fatigues? Or whatever it is you're imagining goes along with national healthcare. Canada... Come up and see us sometime ;) Doctors work for free in CAN? Hospitals operate for free in CAN? Nope. Free for parasites like you but the productive class pays. Enjoy your benefits and remember to thank the working people who pay for your freebies. Tard. wtf are you talking about? I pay my taxes. Our doctors do get paid. I am happy to contribute my fair share to the system and who knows, knock on wood that this never happens, but maybe one day I'll be in a bad spot in my career and come down with some awful disease, and at least I won't have to worry about how I'm going to pay my medical bills on top of everything else. Or I'll get lucky and never need that safety net. Geez you'd think on glp you'd understand the concept of prepping for possible negative contingencies you hope don't happen. The question is, why are US citizens paying almost as much tax and getting squat to show for it? You really don't mind this? So there is no free healthcare in Canada? You said it was free... dumbass. >Me too! >I'm Canadian! >It cost me $0.00 CAN |
| Evil_Twin (OP) User ID: 14319721 United States07/10/2012 05:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. Don't forget those walk in clinics only handle MINOR injuries and illness. If you have something serious they will not treat you, they will hand you a piece of paper and refer you to the nearest ER or doctor's office to make an appt. Its happened to me for a ruptured ear drum! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17338098 Minor injuries and illness is not what costs thousands to millions of dollars. Its the major ones you don't see coming that screw you. I even have a recent example to share. My stepfather was dealing with abdominal pain only about 7 weeks ago. He tried to shrug it off as much as he could because his company laid him off causing him to lose his health insurance. Well the pain became more than he could bare and he went to the ER. They had to take him to emergency surgery that night due to Diverticulitis. He now has a colostomy bag and hopefully will be able to go back in 2-4 weeks to have his intestines reattached. He received 2 bills from the hospital the first was $116,000 and the second was $126,000. He was in the hospital for 11 days and incurred 242,000 in debt. That does not even include the surgery to reconnect everything and the medical supplies that he has to buy due to his colostomy bag. This surgery was literally a do or die issue due to the infection from the rupture in his colon. He has been very healthy his entire life. Now just because of something that happened that he had no control over he is 1/4 of a million in debt and will be more if he is lucky enough to be able to have the second surgery so he does not have to live with the colostomy bag. Those walk in clinic can't do anything for these medical emergencies. It can happen to anyone. Sorry for your Step Dad's luck, but it sounds like he did pretty good. He got a 1/4 of million worth of emergency care without laying out a penny. So much for the myth of us letting people die in the street without insurance. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 529006 United States07/10/2012 05:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Yesterday, I Received First-Rate, Affordable Healthcare w/o Insurance, and Obama Had Nothing To Do With It. The tetanus shot now contains the whooping cough vaccine too. So, you got a double whammy there. Also, I'd have turned down the x rays. A person without cash would do what I have seen many do . You push it thru and cut it out. |
