On 4/11/2016 9:06 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/11/2016 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Just the cost of an ambulance ride alone is horrible. Almost 30 years
>>> ago, it was at $600. I shudder to think what they bill now.
>>
>> In my town, 911 calls and responses are always free. It's a voluntary
>> force. Ambulance to the hospital costs nothing. This is the one
>> charity that I donate to each year.
>>
>
> Our ambulance will bill your insurance company. Last time I saw a bill
> it was over $1000. No insurance? No problem, just toss the bill.


Not all that different from what the Mexican government does when we try
and bill them for their illegals use of US emergency rooms:


www.capsweb.org/pop-facts/how-pop-affects-you...

A large percentage of California hospitals are losing money; hundreds of
medical clinics ... trouble; and at least 84 hospitals have closed in
the last dozen years, many due to overuse of emergency rooms and illegal
aliens' unpaid medical bills.


www.wnd.com/2005/03/29329/

Mar 13, 2005 -“The influx of illegal aliens has serious hidden medical
.... According to her study, 84 California hospitals are closing their
.... hospitals closed because half their services became unpaid.... When
Linda Torres was arrested in Bakersfield, Calif., with about $8,500 in
small bills in a sack, the police originally ...


toprightnews.com/anchor-baby-outrage-american...

Aug 20, 2015 - A staggering 84 hospitals in California alone, have been
forced to close their doors because of unpaid bills by illegal aliens.....

www.thenewamerican.com/.../immigration/.../20...


Feb 24, 2011 - For example, utilization rate of hospitals and clinics by
illegal aliens ... hospital bankruptcies: 84 California hospitals are
closing their doors ... 77 hospitals enter bankruptcy due to unpaid
medical bills incurred by illegal aliens.