Comment on In the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance?
uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Emergenty rooms in hospitals are legaly required to help all patieints, so you would recieve care. Usually until you are able to leave the hospital. You would not receive followup care without going to the emergecy room, or paying cash. You would be billed for all services, usually at a higher rate than insured patients
njm1314@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What kind of care is the question. Often times stabilize and terf em is the name of the game.
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My wife worked in the ER room.
Understaffed, abused, and a huge chunk of people who are in the ER are desperate and came there as a last resort because of our fucked up healthcare system.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
That is awefulv I have no words