And they don’t think that this will get worse if they make heath care “free”?
Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital emergency rooms 2,678 times from 2003 through 2008, said the report from the nonprofit Integrated Care Collaboration, a group of health care providers who care for low-income and uninsured patients.
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Eight of the nine patients have drug abuse problems, seven were diagnosed with mental health issues and three were homeless. Five are women whose average age is 40, and four are men whose average age is 50, the report said, the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday.
I have stated before that I have spoken to Emergency Room personnel who have had a person come into their ER because their gas smelled extra bad. Yes, this person had “free coupons” for medical services given to them by the State of Washington.
When will the left finally get that if you make something “free” people are more likely to use it? Especially if it really is free to them because someone else is paying for it.