Posted on 11/11/2013 5:28:25 PM PST by xzins
Unfortunately, the potential liability for mistakenly triaging an ER patient to an urgent care center when it turns out that minor symptom patient is the one in 10 thousand who actually had a serious underlying problem makes that solution problematic. Either Federal and state liability laws need to be changed, or the Texas non-hospital ER program expanded.
The Feds provide reimbursement for uncompensated ER care. Much of the rest of the cost is picked up by patients paying “rack rates”. Almost all of the issues surrounding care for the indigent have some sort of compensating program for the providers. The real necessary systemic reform is less about addressing unaddressed issues, and more about addressing them in the most efficient manner. Unfortunately, OCare will, in most cases, be doing just the opposite.
LOL! (Or a midwife?)
I didn’t realize even half this sh*t was in there. Including this. You want fluoride? You can get a decent size tube of fluoride toothpaste at your local dollar store for $1.
bkmk
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