From: "Mark" 

What's next then? A bill from the firefighters for extinguishing the flames
at your house? Or, perhaps a bill from the police for their investigating
your call on a suspicious person in the neighborhood? Extra charge if they
find him and have to transport him to jail?

These are pretty weird communities that charge their citizens for having an
accident or a heart attack -- I'm glad I don't live in one of them, and
will surely research the local priorities before considering moving
somewhere else.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:43bb485d{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary, sorry, not true here in Nashville.  The Ambulance is charged to the
> ER bill, and to the patient.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:43bae245$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> 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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