Posted on 05/11/2005 1:23:00 PM PDT by CHARLITE
Yes, it has occured to me. And, when that happens, even more hospitals will go out of business. I sincerely hope that happens ... because the alternative is that the government will keep them going, and then the government will go out of business. I'm a libertarian, but not an anarchist. I've seen anarchy close up, and it's BAD. One way or the other, once more than a few people (and we're already past that stage) soak up any free service, some part of the system is doomed, and it's only a matter of time before the freebees stop. As above, the only question is how much destruction occurs in the process of stopping the freebees.
Oh no, my friend, I'm not just talking about one case, I'm just giving one example of many cases.
Slippery slope to socialized medicine. Just mark my words.
Up until about 5 years ago the hospitals billed the Canadian government for the snow birds in Texas. Canada put a stop to this and now when one of their citizens have an emergency here in the states, Canada is notified and they send one of their air ambulances to transport the patient back to Canada for further treatment.
This is what I wrote our Texas senators about. Neither one would answer me.
It really hurts me to think that we are letting the illegals drive us into socialized medicine. But that is where we are headed. Down here in the South Texas valley, the government pay over 75% of all the health care. When this happens to the rest of the country, the greatest medical system the world has ever known will be destroyed.
Yep, same here in Arizona for Congressmen. RINO Jim Kolbe being the point man... McCain and Kyl don't even bother responding.
Hey, if you can show me how I can get paid for taking care of illegals and homeless folks, I'd gladly share some of that money with you. Unlike hospital based physicians (ER docs, radiologists, anesthesiologists, pathologists, etc..) who gets subsidized fundings from the hospital they work at when their billing collections fall below breaking point, us independent grunts do not. We call it charitable work. We take unattached ER calls because we are not afraid of plaintiff attorneys. We take unattached ER calls because it is always a privilege to care for the sick, and because it is the right thing to do. Not all of us are in it for the money. Sure we make a decent living, and I'm not one to complain on how much I make. The reality of the situation is that in my practice, my reimbursement rate is ~40%. Imagine a business where only 4 out of 10 customers will pay you for your service/products.
Sorry, my post to you was misleading. I was posting that about not getting paid to another poster.
The part I was posting to you was about Canadians coming to south Texas in the winter and getting sick. The Canadian government pays their bills or flies them back to Canada. I wrote this scenario to Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutcheson asking why Mexico couldn't do the same. I didn't get an answer from either one of them.
Look in the want ads. These hospitals are full of illegals and homeless down here. There is a high demand for licensed, experienced medical personel all over the US.
We take unattached ER calls because we are not afraid of plaintiff attorneys.
Big deal. Every patient a hospital admits is a potential plaintiff and hospitals can't turn anyone away.
I rarely see an "immigrant" woman WITHOUT a baby carriage. Lately, I've seen a TON of the double baby buggies. Also, in the local police report last week, a woman reported her neighbor's plants (outdoor) being stolen and carted off in a baby carriage by a woman with two children. The loss was reported at $400.
I can identify with your experience. About 2 months ago I dropped in to my area DL office to inquire about a change of address for my DL since I had moved since obtaining my license. I had to wait quite awhile just to ask the question. I counted 41 people in the waiting area and all but 3 appeared to be of a race other than American. Spanish was the prevailing language spoken that day. I even observed that a Texas DPS trooper was being used as an interpreter for the employee taking questions and dispensing directions and info.
I wonder, if these folks can't speak the language when will the government be changing all our road signs so that these invaders can read them in their native language('s)?! I don't hold out much hope for our nation as once the greatest nation in modern times as I see it quickly devolving into a third world nation right before my own eyes!
Only in America!
What an eye opener.It is time for some laws to be changed in this country.There are many citizens of this country that cannot afford health care and to just give it away to illegals is an out rage..It is time we took our country back from the illegals.
Our current laws aren't being enforced as it is so do you honestly think NEW laws will do much good? I contend that we need to at least change the Congress-critters themselves (in-mass if necessary) instead and until the laws already on the books are enforced.
Yes you are right Ron we should enforce the laws we have now.I get angry when I read these articles so wasn't thinking when I posted.
Like you and others I tend to get a bit angry with my government regarding them giving away my hard earned tax dollars so willy-nilly and then expect me and you to either like it or lump it! As Eddie Chiles once said "I'm mad as hell and I ain't going to take it anymore!"
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