[a fool in paradise]

How many people are flatly refused medical care?

[SeekAndFind]

How many people are flatly refused medical care?

That's a good question, but let me extend the question further --- Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland in Canada, was able, by virtue of his wealth to get the best treatment in a US hospital. If one were poor in the USA, and he had Danny Williams, heart condition, will he be given the same medical treatment ? Or will he be refused ?

[WOBBLY BOB]

I would bet more people die from medical errors than not going in at all.

[HerrBlucher]

Yup. And how many people die under socialized medicine where supposedly everyone gets health care?

Socialized medicine will not save lives, it just redistributes death.

[kcvl]

How many people are flatly refused medical care?

NONE!

Especially, since it's illegal.

[ully2]

It is an absolute certainty that all those people will die.
(eventually)

[twigs]

Not many, I would guess. My niece is ill and hasn’t been able to work now for several years. She used to own her own business with employees. After looking for insurance for awhile, she finally found an affordable individual policy with Blue Cross.

[lonestar]

It's against the law for an ER to refuse treatment.

There are two people in my home town who have no insurance and both have been in Methodist Hospital in the Houston Medical Center for over a month each and haven't paid a dime. They aren't charged for meds after being discharged.

I don't know anybody who has died--or not gotten the best treatment available.

We all know that evil insurance companies are charged more to help pay for the freebies.

[GOPsterinMA]

My girlfriend is employed by a large, international biopharm company, and she has what one would call a “Cadillac” HC plan.

She broke her knee skiing last Friday and still has not been authorized to get an MRI on that knee. She has spend hours calling and emailing for authorization to no avail. The situation is completely unacceptable.

The HC company is Cigna, and they f*cking suck!