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.
I have a cousin whose daughter got pregnant and had a kid. He’s about 4 now. Ever since she got pg she’s had MediCal. She goes to the hospital for every ache and pain. She’s now preggo again.....with twins. That’s 4 added to the MediCal role in the last 5 years. She and her kid haven’t been cheap.