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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:35:02 -0500, thunder
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:08:22 -0400, JustWait wrote:

In article ,
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:35:41 -0400, JustWait wrote:

Not bull**** at all.. It was finally friday they agreed to put in
legislation forcing folks to prove citizenship... Up until then it
was deliberately left out of the law...
That's nice. I guess we should all permanently carry our passports
around with us, and clean underwear. You never know when you might be
involved in an accident. So, how does that work? If you can't prove
citizenship, to they kick you out unto the curb?
No.. They just treat you and bill me... The myth that folks without
insurance can't get treated here is just that. Of course if you are a
legal citizen you get a 24 thousand dollar bill like I just did...
Ah, so nothing has changed. To get back to Eddie's point about poor,
unemployed Mexicans coming here for health care, why would they? Mexico
*has* universal coverage.

You know, I haven't heard anyone say that you can't get treated here,
with or without insurance coverage. However, with or without coverage,
an illness is the number one cause of personal bankruptcy. Without
reform, health care is approaching 20% GDP. Our health care system is
broken, and needs help.

Current law is the ER has to treat and stabilize a patient. Beyond
that they can require proof of insurance or ability to pay before they
proceed. I assume that is where the proof of citizenship would kick
in.
People would have to carry the same type of ID they need to keep INS
off their back and this is certainly profiling. If you look and talk
like an American, they don't bother you from my experience. Latin
looking people with an accent get profiled.

I can hardly wait for the lawsuits from Latinos, and I'll be on their side.

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