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To: Neocon who wrote (7006)	10/5/1999 12:16:00 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Thank you for saving me the time explaining the obvious to the ignorant. You are often more succinct than me.

To: Neocon who wrote (7006)	10/5/1999 12:22:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, I believe you mean emergency room services are available for everybody and yes that is true. Taking a couple of examples... if you have a crack baby that needs some extensive medical procedure, such as a kidney transplant, vs. an elderly person needing the same thing... I believe the elderly will get what they need and the crack baby will likely die. Of course its very difficult to obtain statistics to support this, its just my impression. Additionally many non-life-threatening illnesses such as say, cataract surgery are not really obtained in the emergency room. I'm not sure how an uninsured person would go about obtaining that service... I doubt they could, but haven't looked into the matter extensively. Private medical insurance for independent contractors etc. can be very difficult to get so I wouldn't say its a question of not electing to obtain insurance in those cases. Additionally there is the issue of what insurance should cost... and the inequity in the "system" (what there is of it) now. Offering individuals private coverage at $400/mo in order to subsidize the largest employer in town is not much of a solution... imo healthcare is an example of the free market not working quite right.