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Maybe there's reason that over a third of ERs closed down

Tony — 10/15/2013 4:09:56 PM (archived)

other than they were making a huge loss for their hospitals.
What was it?

Maybe there's a reason that half of ERs charge a fee up front.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2012/february/19/hospitals-demand-payment-upfront-from-er-patients.aspx

wonder what it could be?

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The whole thread (13 posts)

Emergency rooms - TB - 10/15/2013 3:14:14 AM
- hmmm - alcaray - 10/15/2013 4:45:34 AM
  - "I never heard of this either." - TB - 10/15/2013 3:02:26 PM
    - I heard your guys say over and over that we didn't need to worry about the uninsured... - alcaray - 10/15/2013 7:00:54 PM
    - Have you ever been in an inner city ER? - Tony - 10/15/2013 3:39:36 PM
      - Probably Medicaid. - TB - 10/15/2013 4:16:29 PM
      - Maybe there's reason that over a third of ERs closed down - Tony - 10/15/2013 4:09:56 PM
        
        No matter. Those PEEPLE don't matter. - ER - 10/15/2013 4:22:20 PM
        
        Re: No matter. Those PEEPLE don't matter. - TB - 10/15/2013 4:35:15 PM
        
        None whatsoever. - ER - 10/15/2013 5:10:04 PM
        
        In short, you got nothing except "siddown and shut the f**k up!" - TB - 10/15/2013 6:25:53 PM
        
        Lock and load. He's coming back. - ER - 10/15/2013 6:32:37 PM
        
        And, he underlines it. - TB - 10/15/2013 6:44:00 PM

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