Re: In Atlanta.. in America..

From: Carey Gregory (tiredofspam123_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/14/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:21:28 -0500

liaM <cuddly@mindless.com> wrote:

>How about the following scenario. A destitute person has closely
>avoided a catastrophic heart attack, arriving at the emergency ward.
>Would he get an angioplastic examination to check his arteries ? And if
>his arteries were found 99% clogged, would he then be given the
>appropriate treatment ??

He would be given appropriate *emergency* treatment as required by US law.
In the scenario of a major heart attack, that would include angioplasty,
stents, etc - whatever it took to stabilize him. Most likely the hospital
would then try to claim Medicaid or whatever state aid was available to pay
for it, but he should definitely would receive the immediate treatment he
needed.

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