01-06-2017, 12:39 PM
(01-06-2017, 12:32 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: It'll be a pretty good way to bankrupt the hospitals then. If nobody is covering costs for these procedures and the women can't afford them out of pocket coupled with the doctors having to perform due to their oath is going to create a whole lot of negatives on finance reports.
But I'm sure the elite 1% will be willing to donate to the cause. (I couldn't type that without smirking, ICYDK).
If a patient can't pay, they won't be seen. Except at the ER. Even at the ER, EMTALA only guarantees a screening exam to rule out an emergency. If no emergency exists, the patient can be discharged without treatment and instructed to follow up with their primary care doctor. If an emergency exists, the cost of treatment can be passed on to the government in many cases of indigent care.
