[Mamzelle]

re: Being in the health care industry, I can tell you that family with limited financial (and insurance) resources are pressured into "code 1 status-do not resuscitate" status. The doctors almost focus exclusively on it. )))

Or, you could be full of BS. Go ahead, get specific. You being in the healthcare industry, and all...

[mimimo]

How do you wish me to get specific?

This is an observation I have made through years of analyzing patients' records. I now code for a company where I code a variety of hospital records--and I do admit I don't see it like I did when I worked at previous employer.

You can take my opinion or leave it. Nobody is denied care, that is true. But I have seen very ill pts' families with insufficient insurance or no insurance at all practically arm twisted to accept the "code 1" status.

Insult me all you want. I'm just as conservative as anyone here. But it's the truth, and G-d knows it is. My religion comes before my politics anyway. I'm not going to be a Kool-aid drinker and pretend something that isn't. Some of you probably have no idea what my job is about. I'm not for government subsidized socialized medicine (Medicare and Medicaid are a nightmare, trust me), but there is A DIFFERENCE at this particular hospital in how you're treated depending on your insurance status.

I've seen this happen over and over again. It wouldn't surprise me if it happened at more hospitals than the one I used to work for.