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Re: Another side of socialized medicine

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Originally Posted by tiny tim View Post
In most states, private hospitals do reserve the right to turn away uninsured patients with non life threatening injuries.
Actually, that's not true. The vast majority of hospitals accept federal funds. As a result, they are required to treat all patients, regardless of insurance.
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