Icon Re: How would you do it, Ross?
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rosskolnikov (view)

Excellent question. I'll start with these:

1. Hospitals ask for ID, proof of coverage, credit card number, or cash downpayment for all non-emergency procedures.

2. Emergencies proceed as medically necessary with verification to be approved before patient can be legally discharged.

3. Anyone caught in the lurch not being able to have coverage, pay in cash or credit, or prove residence gets automatically referred to ICE for a deportation hearing. After all, not doing so is tantamount to theft of services.

4. Some kind of allowance or procedure needs to be available for visitors from other countries on valid visas who may have an accident so serious that immediate payment is an issue.

There's probably loopholes in my thinking here, but it's a start.
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