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To: i-node who wrote (68148)	4/24/2018 10:20:04 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361484

<<<<If a Medicaid patient comes in with a heart attack you have no right to say, Sorry, you’ll have to go somewhere else. You have to take that loss and charge it to someone else.>>>> So maybe it would be a good idea to work with people on preventive medical care so they don't get that heart attack? AND maybe it would be a good idea to provide a way for people to get medical help through more normal less expensive means than the emergency room?

To: i-node who wrote (68148)	4/24/2018 12:32:39 PM
From: zzpat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361484

Then it'd be wise to have only the very sick go to ERs but the US forced the poor to use ERs for basic care before we had the ACA. Having had my share of broken bones and other things (I live too hard) I've seen numerous ER visits and know the costs but I also know I have to wait a long time because they're taking care of a bunch of drunk people and people who have small problems. We don't know the real cost of ERs because too many use(d) them for basic care.