He was sent packing the first time because no one at the hospital was made aware of Ebola dangers associated with travelers from West Africa.
From what I understand, his symptoms were exactly same as standard fly symptoms. That is what they would have done even if he had health insurance. You do not get admitted to a hospital bed with standard flu symptoms.
I will bet you my paycheck if another patient arrives at the same hospital with flu symptoms and declares he recently traveled to West Africa, he will quarantined pronto, insurance or no insurance.
AT the end of day why is it the other tax payers responsibility to pay for health services of people who have not worked hard to pay for their own insurance? Whatever happened to being responsible for self? Why did I bother getting a master’s degree in engineering (no easy task) and work my butt off in jobs? You bet it was so I can improve my style of living and pay for my own expenses including health insurance. If I can do it with, any one can do it. Because I was certainly not born as a gifted genius.
I never said we should be paying his medical bills, just that hospitals have different standards of treatment for those without insurance.
He did inform them the first time that he just arrived from west Africa. You are right, the next time they will rush them to quarantine.
We need to cut off all travel from Africa, otherwise every one of them that can scrape together enough for a plane ticket will be here for free treatment.