From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Gary, sorry, not true here in Nashville.  The Ambulance is charged to the
ER bill, and to the patient.

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Glenn M.
"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Emergency ambulance service is free almost everywhere.  If you have a car
> wreck and EMT's and an ambulance and police respond you don't get charged.
>
> There are a LOT of welfare momma's that use the FREE ambulance service to
> go
> to an emergency room for free routine healthcare.  They do this because
> the
> free ambulance is cheaper than a taxi.
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:43bad0a7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Ambulance rides don't cost $1,000.00.
>>
>> They do anytime I've seen them, and in fact, that's a little low.
>>
>> >Most counties and cities in the USA
>> > (certainly every one that I've lived in) don't charge ANYTHING for an
>> > ambulance ride.  Its like police service.  You don't get charged when
> they
>> > come out either.
>>
>> I've never been in a place that it was free.  Are you absolutely sure
> about
>> that.  (If so, I know a few people that have been ripped off something
>> fierce.)  There's also provisions for ambulance in any health insurance
> I've
>> ever seen and it wouldn't be there if it were free.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:43bab309$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Ambulance rides don't cost $1,000.00.  Most counties and cities in the
> USA
>> > (certainly every one that I've lived in) don't charge ANYTHING for an
>> > ambulance ride.  Its like police service.  You don't get charged when
> they
>> > come out either.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>> > news:43baa9ed{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Take the instance of the slightly better off, but don't
have insurance
>> >> for
>> >> some reason or are underinsured, they pay just what Adam
said if they
>> >> have
>> >> enough money to pay it. (even if they don't have money to eat after
> that)
>> >> Heck, even my insurance wouldn't pay it all.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bob Comer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> >> news:43baa8fe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > You only see and hear what you want to see and hear
Adam.  I don't
> care
>> > if
>> >> > you ran a hospital, I live here and I've had plenty of poor
>> >> > relatives
>> > ride
>> >> > for free in ambulances.  Then get free treatment at hospitals.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > "Adam" 
wrote in message
>> >> > news:43ba534c{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> Gary Britt wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > That's a LIE.  An ambulance will come just
as fast whether the
>> >> >> > person
>> >> > has
>> >> >> > money or not.  Just ask all the welfare
mommas who get their
> medical
>> >> > care
>> >> >> > via an ambulance to the emergency room. 
The emergency room will
>> >> >> > take
>> >> > them
>> >> >> > and treat them for any life threatening
problems whether she had
>> >> > insurance
>> >> >> > or not.  County hospitals and free clinics
will provide medical
> care
>> >> > that's
>> >> >> > not life threatening for free or very
discounted prices.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Its not government's job to feed people,
provide them housing or
>> >> > healthcare.
>> >> >> > People are responsible for providing for
themselves (in general).
>> > Its
>> >> >> > government's job to make sure there is
opportunity for those who
>> >> >> > want
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > work to provide these things for themselves.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You want to be a little careful what you state
wrt this as I am in
>> >> >> constant contact with US based healthcare
professionals from
>> >> >> clinicians
>> >> >> to policy makers to financial people in orgs
ranging from the Mayo
>> >> >> clinic to the VA to the US Mil healthcare ppl to
Kaiser to Blue
> cross
>> >> >> etc.etc.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can state that the above is sort of true.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A) ID determines where you are taken. No health
card & it's the
>> > cheapest
>> >> >> hospital & not the closest.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> B) Often if with Blue cross or whoever then you
may end up being
> taken
>> >> >> to that hospital even if it is 50 miles away.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> C) Once on the ambulance the job of the crew is
in part to rifle
>> > through
>> >> >> your possessions looking for health cards or credit cards.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> D) Most of even the higher paid US ppl I am in
contact with are
>> >> >> basically fearfull of disease & injury in a
way that most europeans
> I
>> >> >> deal with are not.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Adam
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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