I need surgery at a hospital in pa and they turn me down becausse I don't have insurance. What can be done about this
2006-09-13 23:51:34 · 10 answers · asked by retail5 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
See, this is why I find the US medical system appalling. I can't believe that hospitals put profit before patient care.
I'm from the UK and our health care is provided by the government, and funded by working people paying national insurance subscriptions. So I can walk into any hospital and get treatment for free.
I have read on here a few times about every city in the US having a free community clinic, perhaps they can help you?
I hope you can get treatment soon.
2006-09-14 00:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Alfa Female 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Unless, it is an emergency, a hospital does not have to take in a patient. Go to your local charity hospital is the only advice I can give. Also, you can go back to the original hospital, and work out some payment plan. Because you don't have insurance, you will pay the most when compared to people with private insurance, medicare, or medicade.
2006-09-14 02:01:42 · answer #2 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to Australia, become a citizen, and enjoy the benefits of our health system.
How anyone can justify not helping a fellow human being is beyond me.
The conservatives will go on about getting something for nothing and user pays and blah blah blah.
They can say that because they will never, ever, be in the situation where being denied treatment directly affects them.
Any country that can let their citizens suffer is beyond the scope of my reasoning.
No wonder the USA is becoming a 3rd world country.
Instead of investing squillions on some war they'll never win, tax cuts to the already uber-rich and sending shuttles into outer space they should look in their own back yard and help their own people first.
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2016-11-07 07:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you contact the social work department at the hospital? Many hospitals have social workers onsite, and you can ask a social worker to help you apply for Medicaid.
2006-09-14 04:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
was it an emergency? that you could follow up, if you had
health related consequences. Was it a non profit hospital ?
they usually take anyone. othervise, if it is a private hospital and you did not have an emergency, they are not obligated to treat
you for free.
2006-09-13 23:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as i know the only thing a hospital has to do is stabilize the patient.
2006-09-13 23:55:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to England or Ireland they have respect for human life and will treat you without any health insurance.
2006-09-14 00:03:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-13 23:54:29 · answer #9 · answered by alell23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-13 23:53:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋