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Emergency rooms October 14, 2013 8:14 pm TB

Three myths here.

Facts: Out of every dollar spent on health care in the U.S., two cents is spent on emergency care, and only about 15 percent of emergency room care is uninsured patients.

  • hmmm by alcaray 2013-10-14 21:45:34
    • "I never heard of this either." by TB 2013-10-15 08:02:26
      • I heard your guys say over and over that we didn't need to worry about the uninsured... by alcaray 2013-10-15 12:00:54
        • Have you ever been in an inner city ER? by Tony 2013-10-15 08:39:36
          • Probably Medicaid. by TB 2013-10-15 09:16:29
            • Maybe there's reason that over a third of ERs closed down by Tony 2013-10-15 09:09:56
              • No matter. Those PEEPLE don't matter. by ER 2013-10-15 09:22:20
                • What were your objections to the article? Be specific. by TB 2013-10-15 09:35:15
                  • None whatsoever. by ER 2013-10-15 10:10:04
                    • In short, you got nothing except "siddown and shut the f**k up!" by TB 2013-10-15 11:25:53
                      • Lock and load. He's coming back. by ER 2013-10-15 11:32:37
                        • And, he underlines it. by TB 2013-10-15 11:44:00

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