mattskramer
Senior Member
No, you can't go to the ER unless its an actual emergency. They will refuse you. Secondly a lot don't because they are afraid of being deported. There are free clinics, but the reason they are swamped is because there aren't very many of them and the level of care there isn't exactly through. It is much, much better than nothing, but it is not near the level of care someone with decent health insurance recieves.
Then why make fun of people who want to feed the hungry and give healthcare to the injured?
Do you have links to unbiased web sites that support your claims? I disagree with you. While someone might not go to ER for a paper cut, simple economic philosophy claims that, in general, people are more willing to go get stuff that is free than to get the same stuff if they have to pay for it. It falls under the category of cost-benefit analysis. Why would I travel to a store and buy a box of bandages when I can go to the hospital to have a doctor fix me up for free?
The same apples to clinics. Why would I go to a hospital and fork over a bunch of money when I can go to a free clinic and get similar service for free? I think that free clinics are crowded because more people want free service than service that they have to pay for. Sonic was giving free drinks last week. You should have seen the line of cars trying to get into Sonics drive through. The McDonalds fast-food place, for comparison, across the street, was practically empty. This all comes down to cost/benefit and supply/demand.