And I wanted to also note we ALREADY pay for them. When they come to the ER and use tens of thousands of dollars in resources for something that would have cost hundreds to treat at a doctor.
Doctors are civilized and cannot turn away sick people by oath. As long as ERs exist, we will be overpaying for all these sick poor people
ERs are getting abused by the newly minted Obamacare recipients. We are in the middle of flu season, and the ERs are getting bombarded. Most people with the flu stay home and rest, because they know they have to pay a copay. The Obamacare patients dont have to pay, overwhelming the ER. I have never seen anything like this, and I suspect they are using their free insurance to go to the ER, when in previous years they stayed home.
EMTALA was a mistake, because ERs cannot turn people away with minor symptoms. They have to treat them all.