Having to deal with this within my own family (Gil), there are a
surprising number of ways people can get help, both in terms of
emergency room access and subsidized insurance.
The bad news is you have to be pretty bright and insistent to find the
solutions and to work through the bureaucracy. But things like the
Library and Public Health offices are hip and helpful.
-- Owen
On Feb 16, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Douglas Roberts wrote:
Again, apologies to all for my cranky outburst yesterday.
I suppose I teed off on the broad nature of the question:
"...what happens if an uninsured person suddenly needs massive
medical treatment to avoid death or crippling consequences...."
Given that out the the 350 million US population there are many
millions of people who fit that definition, there are numerous
answers to the question. There is no single policy that defines how
to handle a sick, uninsured person. One of but many of the huge
gaping flaws in our society. Which naturally is a reflection on but
one of the huge gaping flaws in our own collective character.
--Doug
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