SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (3568)1/3/2008 11:55:02 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
ah, but emergency rooms, by law, provide free medical care, while urgent-care centers do not

I understand why people go there with non-emergencies. I don't think they should be allowed to clog the premises or waste resources like that, one way or the other.



To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (3568)1/3/2008 12:08:13 PM
From: Road Walker  Respond to of 42652
 
Lane3, ah, but emergency rooms, by law, provide free medical care, while urgent-care centers do not, and therein lies the rub. I agree that said law cries for a major overhaul. - Holly

Free? Not if you have any money at all.