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Update, RE: denied care. If a person presents at an ER with a minor problem, say a sprained ankle. The hospital is allowed to refer them to a local doc or clinic. The "poor" that use ER's as their family doctor, KNOW VERY well how the system works. If at ANY point a hospital person would say, "This is not an emergency, you should go to a local Doctor." The person knowing the system, simply says, "I have chest pains too.~" Then the ER MUST do a complete cardiac workup. BY law. So they just treat the ankle, or headache, or cut finger, or bloody nose. Much cheaper than doing the expensive and time and resource consuming cardiac exam.
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