Do you think the Government should step in when hospitals refuse to treat the poor?

St. Lukes Aurora Health Care – a great hospital in WI has begun turning away people unable to pay. Mostly illegals and the homeless.

1. They are suffering finacially because of this and this is meant to stop bankruptcy.
2. Other area hospitals CLOSED for this very reason!
3. My Mom and sister are nurses, son and brother is medical sales, sister-in-law PA, and best friend a cardio surgery nurse practicioner, and 3 neighbors are Doctors. They say the welfare patients, and those unable to pay, use the hospital like a hotel and take taxis on the Government to get there. They give story after story of people coming in with no apparent problem just to get meals and be served. (shelters and meal programs are close by – just volunteered at one this week). They are the MOST demanding patients – my whole family agree.
Do you think the government should do anything – maybe like STOPPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?

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5 Responses to “Do you think the Government should step in when hospitals refuse to treat the poor?”

1. Shiraz theTexan Says:
   October 14th, 2008 at 6:06 am

   maybe when you stop preaching! Yes we can not allow people to persih over $$

2. stephanieloveswater Says:
   October 14th, 2008 at 6:59 am

   Yah in CT the hospitals are not allowed to refuse treatment to anyone regardless of their ability to pay. They use the ER like their own personal Dr. It is sickening.

3. pink_angel Says:
   October 17th, 2008 at 4:03 am

   No I don’t, but with attitudes like yours, that’s probably the way things are headed. I doubt any of your neighbors are suffering financially over it since fat cat insurance companies are their main reimbursement and THEY aren’t hurting at all. None of them depend on medicaid reimbursement for their salaries.

   You must be a real joy at the soup kitchen….what do you do, hand out religious tracts to the homeless?

4. kingstubborn Says:
   October 20th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

   If the hospital is tax exempt, that have a requirement to offer charitable care to deserve that designation. If they want to be for-profit, then give up the IRS tax exempt status and move forward.

   I used to work with the homeless and my experience is the hospital did as little as possible for them and dumped them into the streets as soon as they could.

5. paulisfree2004 Says:
   October 21st, 2008 at 1:19 am

   Medical care professionals need to recall their oath and live by it! Your whole family agrees to what ever you say, so you think