I woke up this morning and dad had already turned on the TV and was watching the news I sat down to eat my breakfast and this story came on. A woman laying in the emergency room dying was not cared for by the hospital I was appalled at this act of arrogance by the hospital and the nurses. While riding to work with my mom I asked her what she thought about it since she works at a nursing home. She said this kind of treatment is common "If they don't have insurance they most likely won't care about you". I was appalled. The rest of our conversation went something like this.
ME: "You mean these people who are supposed to care for our lives in case of an emergency and they won't care for me just because i don't have insurance?"
MOM: "Most likely."
ME: "What about your patients that go to the emergency room?"
MOM: "They just rush them through and send them back to the nursing home to die."
ME: "Your kidding with me right?"
MOM: "Not at all."
Why would these people do this? How come if I've got insurance I get treated better than everyone else, but if I don't I get thrown into some corner. Our medical system is obliviously flawed and something needs to be done to help these people. Sick people need to be cared for no matter what the conditions are.
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