Under our present system, a man or woman with a life threatening medical [1] problem can get medical care at almost any hospital whether or not that individual has the means to pay for the treatment. The medical care isn’t necessarily free. The patient will be billed for the medical intervention. However If the patient does not pay for the treatment, the paying customers bills have to be (and are) increased to make up the difference. Those of us who have health care insurance are paying for the uninsured already. Hospitals aren’t mandated to give uninsured patients preventative care. They are mandated to give expensive life-saving treatments (in many instances). This means that we may be paying a lot more than we should
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Medical Care – Grenada | Caribbean Islands Forum | Fodor's Travel …
Has anyone ever had any reason to use the hospitals in Grenada? We are scheduled to go late April for 10 days. Had to cancel a trip last year for medical reasons and hoping to go this year but my husband always seems to have some type of medical issue going on, and although we always get med
Should We Accept A Compulsory Medical Care System? – bike accident …
Under our present system, a man or woman with a life threatening medical problem can get medical care at almost any hospital whether or not that individual has the means to pay for the treatment. The medical care isn’t necessarily free. The patient will be billed for the medical intervention. However If the patient does not pay for the treatment, the paying customers bills have to be (and are) increased to make up the difference. Those of us who have health care insurance are paying for the uninsured already. Hospitals aren’t mandated to give uninsured patients preventative care. They are mandated to give expensive life-saving treatments (in many instances). This means that we may be paying a lot more than we should.