From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: Patient-Physician Diplomacy
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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In article <1993Mar29.130824.16629@aoa.aoa.utc.com> carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft) writes:

>What is "unacceptable" about this is that hospitals and MDs by law
>have no choice but to treat you if you show up sick or mangled from
>an accident.  If you aren't rich and have no insurance, who is going
>to foot your bills?  Do you actually intend to tell the ambulance
>"No, let me die in the gutter because I can't afford the treatment"??

By law, they would not be allowed to do that anyhow.




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