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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not America’s fault you chose to live without health insurance. Most people that choose not to have insurance also put money back each month in case of an emergency. If you can’t afford to do that then apply for state assistance. Going around blaming an entire country for your mistake seems silly.[/quote]

The system IS broken. I had an insurance coverage and had to go to the ER for a miscarriage. They made me sit for hours before taking me in. I can't explain the physical and mental pain I went through. To top it all, I received a bill of more than $1500 since my deductible had not been met until that point.

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I'm sorry you had to wait, but that's how ERs work. It has nothing to do with insurance - - there are limited beds in the ER and they have to triage life threatening issues first. This is true anywhere in the world. [/quote]

Exactly how it works. Enter the ER with a puffy ankles, blue lips and complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain, you are getting seen first, same thing with a limb that’s turned backwards with one end sticking out of the skin. Enter the ER unconscious on a stretcher with half of your leg missing and yes you are getting seen first.

This is the purpose of the ER I think many people forget this. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve overheard a diagnosis of you have a UTI or ringworm… yeah that’s not for the ER.

Anything else maybe the ER will do in a pinch if your doc is closed, but you are going to wait and it’s going to be expensive.[/quote]

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