Can you bellieve that? Thank you lawyers for your stupid law writing.
OMG, I show my dogs at Triple Crown.
I don’t know how she got a $3000 bill, must have had the tests in the emergency ward where an aspirin could cost you $1000.
She must be a “privileged white” woman.
’ “She was an angel for my dad that moment she stopped. She really just wanted to save his life,” Socorro Vega said. “I just hope that she gets help to pay the bills or gets the help she deserves for her good deed.” ‘
Uh, hellooooo?? You are the “help” she needs to pay the bills. Put your money where your mouth is. It was your father she was trying to save.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
AIDS and hep tests are free.
Most first aid kits include a “barrier” for rescue breathing. I’m sure if you searched you could find a clinic willing to provide one for free. Just keep it in your car for when it’s needed.
UPDATE >>>
Good Samaritan receives outpouring from community, gets bills paid
Wendy Lee was stuck with a $3,000 bill after trying to save a man who was hit by a truck
By Isadora Vail
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
It turns out that Wendy Lee’s attempt to save a dying man is not going to break her bank account.
On Monday, Lee learned that she is not stuck with the thousands of dollars in hospital bills that she had accumulated after trying to resuscitate Juan Vega after he was hit by a truck in May. He died on the way to Brackenridge Hospital.
The truck hit Vega while he was trying to cross Williamson County Road 172 near Round Rock. Lee stopped to help him and called 911.
When she saw that Vega was not breathing, she gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Vega coughed blood into her mouth, prompting emergency officials to send Lee to the hospital to be tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C. She was also given several medications that slow the development of the viruses.
After Lee’s health insurance paid half her bills, she was left with about $3,000 to pay.
The American-Statesman published a story about her situation last week, which prompted area residents to donate hundreds of dollars. Lee also got an offer of help from state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown.
But on Monday, Lee found out that Round Rock Medical Center wrote off the remainder of her bill. The hospital has also offered to pay for a second round of tests, which she will take Wednesday.
Those tests are crucial; doctors say that six to eight weeks after exposure is the most important time to test for HIV and hepatitis because both viruses take time to show up.
Before Monday, she hadn’t planned to go to her follow-up appointment because she said she couldn’t afford the bills.
Kellie Bolin, chief financial officer of Round Rock Medical Center, was unavailable for comment Monday but said in a written statement, “Previously, the patient had not contacted the hospital for assistance with her medical expenses. Once I learned of the patient’s circumstances, the hospital made the decision to pay the patient’s out of pocket medical expenses.”
Lee said she doesn’t plan to keep any of the money she received from people who heard about her story.
“I want to give the rest of the money to the Vega family because I know they need help paying the funeral costs,” Lee said.
Vega’s seven children buried him in Mexico.
“I told her not to worry about it; we already paid most of it. And to keep it to help someone else out,” said Socorro Vega, Juan Vega’s daughter.
But Lee isn’t easily convinced, saying she couldn’t keep the money and doesn’t feel right spending it on herself.
“I would just feel way too guilty,” she said.
“Everything has worked out for the best. It’s all over, and I have a real happy ending. Now I’ve got to start writing thank-you letters.”
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/07/17/0717paid.html