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RE: Doctors refusing to treat the obese, smokers, etc. - 8/9/2006 10:54:38 PM

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pardon my language but that's F'd up. So because I can't afford $400 (which is what I was being charged as a SINGLE) a month then I am screwed to die? Yay.

No. Most people live in a place with a city, county, or state hospital (including hospitals belonging to many state universities) that will treat indigent citizens of the place they serve. And most major private academic hospitals also have free care programs who will care people who cannot afford care. Be honest about your situation, and they will have counselors who can help you with the paperwork to get such care.

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RE: Doctors refusing to treat the obese, smokers, etc. - 8/10/2006 12:18:06 AM

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hope so. As of right now I have 9k worth of medical bills I can't pay and medicaid has refused to cover. :-/

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RE: Doctors refusing to treat the obese, smokers, etc. - 8/10/2006 7:04:18 AM

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hope so. As of right now I have 9k worth of medical bills I can't pay and medicaid has refused to cover. :-/

Your profile says you're in Houston -- there is a very good county system there, which actually has a specific formula on reducing or eliminating payments based on income level. Go to http://www.hchdonline.com/patient/onecard/classa1.htm -- you can calculate your discount and apply.

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