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Old 08-21-2009, 01:52 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Re: Obama: "Basic Standard Of Decency" Allows Illegals To Be Treated

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Originally Posted by cigar898 View Post
If the uninsured in the US go to an ER, they will receive a bill but won't be required to pay it........it's just used for medical billing and tracking by the hospital for expenditures........
If the hospital thinks the person treated has the resources to pay the bill if they're chased? Allow me to express my doubt that you're right. They may well not try to chase the indigent but I'm quite sure they'd go after people capable of liquidating assets to cover the cost. You're telling me that if I were holidaying in the US with no travel insurance and presented to ER after a traffic accident I'd not subsequently have to pay the bill? You can't be serious.
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