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I tell you what pokie, lets see a hospital deny treatment to anyone for any reason.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1231255/posts "Yazoo City MS Hospital will not treat non-emrgency patients in ER beginning Oct 4."

Like I said earlier, it was a thread here on freerepublic. Ain't no arguing with someone who can't or won't read, though.

I am sure the people from Oklahoma enjoy your disparaging remarks as well. Having lived there I can assure you most of them scale well above you based on your recent posts here.

Bellywash OK or Bellywash NC, no difference to me. I actually lived in Tulsa OK for about 5 months when I was doing some engineering contract work. Nice town. Kind of the finance and money section of the oil patch, like a little Houston. Interesting that you would be filled with indignation at the perceived slight at OK people and not have it bother you that far far more vicious and hateful stuff is said about Mexicans. Some of you people are bald faced hypocrites.

Try this do a search in your favorite engine of "federal law noninsured emergency admit" then go see how old Yazoo City is doing with their new policy.

Gene Pool, lets keep it clean. Sterilization is your duty as an American.

I know you were having trouble so I decided to go ahead and give you a clue. It is known commonly as "EMTALA" or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

What it requires every hospital to do (assuming they recieve Medicaid funds) is at the minimum to screen a patient and have a doctor do an evaluation before telling them to go see a doctor or recieve treatment. Most hospitals are too frightened by the prospect of losing federal dollars and generally treat anyone who walks in the door.

Some, like Milwaukee decided that they would use a referral system, if it was non life threatening and the patient was "stable" they would be given even transportation to a regular doctors office. Many hospitals in the Milwaukee system however are ignoring that decision and treating them. To bring it back, many uninsured, including ILLEGAL immigrants are using it as a health care system.