On 10/31/09 6:59 PM, Tosk wrote:
In , ""tj
\"@florida,com" says...

H the K wrote:
On 10/31/09 3:41 PM, Tosk wrote:


When I was in the hospital last week one doctor all but suggested that I
give a fake name and ss number knowing I was uninsured. He said and I
quote "everybody does it"... But no, I will be paying the 26,000 dollars
for the next twenty years because I am not a thief...


I figured you were among the uninsured. Really. But you are lying about
the doctor, of course, because reputable hospitals ask for photo IDs,
and you'd have to produce your driver's license.

I-L-L-E-G-A-L-S GO TO THE HEAD OF THE LINE. NO ID GETS YOU SEEN QUICKER.
NO PAPERWORK TO SIFT THROUGH. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, dummy.

Harry is a liar, many folks don't have picture ID's and if they started
asking, the ACLU would go nuts. At Manchester Hospital, they have never
asked me for one. As to Harrys "reputable" comment, we know he doesn't
have a clue and even if he did, he wouldn't be honest about it. ECHN is
rated in the top 5% of health care companies in the US, they are pretty
reputable...

And of course, even Harry knows they don't take time to ask when someone
comes in with a possible heart attack. Either way, even if I did want to
cheat, I know a lot of folks that work there, many are related by
marrige. But the doctor in ER did note that it happens all the time, I
mean, folks giving fake names and SS numbers.



If you're a walk in at a real hospital, you are asked for a photo ID. If
you are unconscious or in need of immediate care, they ask the person
you are with or otherwise try to positively identify you.

If they don't ask you at that hospital, you've been there so many times,
the staff knows you are a deadbeat. Since you have no income, how would
you pay for a serious hospitalization for yourself or for that kid of
yours who sooner or later is likely to have a serious motorbike accident?

Oh...I know...the state will pay for it.

This is a great quote from SW Tom's BFF:

"But the doctor in ER did note that it happens all the time, I
mean, folks giving fake names and SS numbers."

Just what percentage of the families in your area are without health
insurance, s.f.b.?