Quote:That's outright false.  Emergency rooms all across the nation will provide care in the case of a life threatening condition, regardless of that person's ability to pay for the service or the person's legal status.  Isn't it ironic though that in both cases, it applies to not only citizens of this country, but illegal aliens as well?

Have you seen a hospital bill recently?  Sure, they have to accept you. Unless you are an undocumented immigrant, you still have to pay them (outrageous fees).  


A friend of mine is Hypoglycemic.  She was uninsured several years ago when she passed out one day and someone called an ambulance.  She stayed in the hospital a couple of days, and when she got out her bills were outrageously expensive.  


My wife is fortunate enough to have pretty much the best health insurance there is (Anthem Blue Cross), I remember looking at some of the amounts that the hospital was asking for from the insurance company when we had our children, and how much the insurance company paid.  If we were uninsured, I probably would have had to go to the hospital from fainting myself.  (And incurred more of a bill in doing so)


I think Doctors should be compensated.  (My mother-in-law is an Internist, so I'm certainly pro-doctor)  And I think they should be well compensated. What they do is very important.   At the same time I think many of these high costs need to be mitigated.  You also have high cost of medicine.  Many uninsured or underinsured people forego important medical treatment because of cost.  A lot of bankruptcies in the US are due to medical costs.   My uninsured friend mentioned above is still uninsured (though that's changing soon, since she got married) and she refused to pretty much go to the doctor unless absolutely forced (such as when she broke her leg, or passed out and had no choice)  It's not good that some people go to the doctor for every little cough, but it's also not good that people avoid necessary medical care due to fear of costs as well.  


 

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