2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Mitt: Uninsured Can Go To Emergency Room If They Need Health Care [View all]xfundy
(5,105 posts)a couple of years ago. Broken arm. Can't pay for it, cuz I'm caring for my elderly parents and unable to work because of it. Would love to have a job so I could afford someone to be with them all day and night, but the only jobs available in my formerly highly-competitive field pay about $10/hr, which is what I'd pay a sitter/CNA, if not more.
The emergency room set the arm, then trapped me in the exit room until I signed a statement saying I was responsible for over $1,000 for the ten minutes they spent on my arm.
Of course I couldn't pay, so now there are constant phone calls demanding that payment.
So, that fucks my credit up even further.
So, Mittens, how is the emergency room "free," you lying bastard? My credit is fucked for the short term and possibly even long-term. And prior to this, my credit was gold, got AmEx offers daily.
The world is completely upside down, now, and while I may want off once in awhile, I've become determined to fight the assholes rather than succumb to them.