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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 10:57 AM Original message |
GOP Rep. Tells Uninsured Man Things Worked Out Well, Despite Bankruptcy |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ladies and gentlemen, we have Kingston's Barbara Bush moment |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. who pays for the bills when folks claim bankruptcy? |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Paying the bills is secondary. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. thanks for that... it truly is a bad system that divides us more |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. FUCT. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. A single ER visit sans insurance would bankrupt a significant percentage of people. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It would bankrupt me, especially considering how much it would take for me to go to the ER. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:19 AM Original message |
It's not just the wait at the emergency room, either. A co-worker was |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. He's alive but he's LOST EVERYTHING ELSE! |
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zogofzorkon (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'm sure they understand quite well. |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. "socialized" healthcare does NOT creaate "rationing", does NOT create "longer waiting lines" |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. If the GOP get their way.The next time he gets sick. The hospital will own his home and his soul. |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. You can't get proper treatment for colon cancer in the ER |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Elderly? Why isn't he on Medicare? |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. I live in Kingston's district and I have a friend who's appendix |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. I hope there is footage of the discussion for the next election. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. and NOW that he has no assets to be confiscated, if he needs further treatment |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. They'll take him under EMTALA when he collapses |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm amazed at how many people believe that this system works, |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If everyone gets treated, why is it that almost weekly I see an announcement for a fundraiser |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. The law says everyone must be treated until stabilized in an ER. People |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. What is functionally bankrupt? |
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nightgaunt (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-13-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. What do you do when they close the ER? |
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