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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
The bigger question is why are those people costing the state (tax payers) anything at all?  |
Well the technical answer is that they go to the ER and get treatment then the don't pay and that cost gets passed on to everyone else. If those hospitals are publicly funded then much of the cost gets passed on the tax payers.
The more philosophical side of this is should we give these people treatment? If someone walks into the ER and needs care and has no insurance should they be turned away?