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To: Carbonsteel
Anyone, even illegals, can walk into any county hospital and get healthcare.

They can't get much of it. They can't get screenings, preventive care, or expensive medications which may be the only meds for certain conditions.

You can walk into a hospital ER. You will get a thorough screening for financial ability, and if you're bleeding they'll try to stop that hazard from spreading. If you're unconscious, they'll screen someone else about your finances.

I am not advocating any sort of govt health care here, just correcting the misinformation. Illegals and the poor do not get appropriate, sufficient health care; in fact they get hardly any at all.

If you doubt me, take one to the ER.

14 posted on 10/22/2011 3:50:28 AM PDT by Lady Lucky
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To: Lady Lucky

That’s not the way I’ve seen it work here in Texas. Folks without insurance that are not on deaths door may have to wait longer, but they will get taken care of. Granted I can’t speak about the preventative part, I’ve seen plenty of people walk in and get treated for a wide range of illnesses and chronic conditions without a lick of insurance. Especially when it comes to prenatal and pediatric care.


16 posted on 10/22/2011 4:08:20 AM PDT by Carbonsteel
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