Emergency care that is life sustaining can no longer be refused by hospitals no matter your ability to pay. They only have to 'stabilize' you where you are not at risk of dying if they were to discharge you. This is only for 'life and death' care to stabilize you. Mental health would be if you are at risk of hurting yourself or someone else then you would have to be locked up until you were no longer a risk.

It is only minimal help that is given for emergency care to stabilize someone's life.

We need health care reform if we hope to see quality health care for the poor in our society. I know coping with poverty related issues in combination with disability after the death of my husband I have become one of the many 'invisible' suffering survivors. In nine years I have not been able to locate even one non-profit to help with needed home repairs to allow me to have a healthy home to live in as a disabled person - even with me providing all the needed materials and supplies and only needing help with someone doing the work. It is just the reality of the crisis those of us with health issues combined with the resulting poverty issues are faced with these days. Unless it is aired on the evening news or there is some other form of media coverage the poor in need simply are left to needlessly suffer. I could very well repair my home and have it in very good condition with the materials being tossed into our landfills and that is what not only hurts as a reality I face but makes me feel ill that this is the society I live in that would allow me nine years of needless suffering as a disabled person while I could meet most of my housing repair needs with what is tossed out in the land fill and goes to waste.

If I were not so ill so much of the time I would organize a co-op for food and perhaps start one for used building materials if there was enough need and interest.

The reality of poverty and lack of basic, good quality medical care are issues our society has become completely blind and insensitive to. Greed is what life seems to be so much about today.

We survive by taking it one small step at a time.

Gentle ((hugs))
Patricia :-)

If you need care please go to the hospital. They can not refuse to treat you regardless of payment. Hospitals also offer charity/funding programs to help people in this situation. Every hospital has this and all you have to do is speak to someone in their business office.

I hope this helps. Take care!

thank u