# No health insurance = left to die?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-health-insurance-left-to-die/230973>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 24, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-health-insurance-left-to-die/230973 "2004-02-24T20:39:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-health-insurance-left-to-die/230973/41 "2004-08-23T01:19:01Z")

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> [@drachillix](#):
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> I did plenty of transfers for legit need.

I **also** did.

Sad thing is that one of the biggest offenders in the world of patient dumping to county in the time I was in the biz was the place everyone would rip you a new one for saying anything bad about them.

I mean…a childrens hospital would _never_ do that… :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-health-insurance-left-to-die/230973/42 "2004-08-23T02:48:14Z")

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> I just can’t imagine how you Americans can still tolerate this state of affairs. :mad:

Because sheeple believe everything their Corporate Overlords tell them. We had a chance for a humane, reasonable health care system when Clinton came to office. The television was full of adverts sponsored by insurance companies that basically told people “If you vote for this, you’ll die. Or you’ll be financially ruined. Trust your Insurance Company. We know what’s best for you.” The sheeple believed what they were being told, and urged their representatives to vote the plan down; and so it was.

[sub]I’m sorry, but this is a very sore point for me. Not because I’ve needed health care; but because I feel strongly that Universal Health Care is better, more humane, and more moral than the current system.[/sub]

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**Author:** ![nonpolar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-health-insurance-left-to-die/230973/43 "2004-08-23T04:28:33Z")

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> [@Johnny L.A.](#):
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> Because sheeple believe everything their Corporate Overlords tell them. We had a chance for a humane, reasonable health care system when Clinton came to office. The television was full of adverts sponsored by insurance companies that basically told people “If you vote for this, you’ll die. Or you’ll be financially ruined. Trust your Insurance Company. We know what’s best for you.” The sheeple believed what they were being told, and urged their representatives to vote the plan down; and so it was.
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> [sub]I’m sorry, but this is a very sore point for me. Not because I’ve needed health care; but because I feel strongly that Universal Health Care is better, more humane, and more moral than the current system.[/sub]

Amen to that.!  
Free health care must be one of the pillars of US constitution!  
It is basic human right ,and insurance companies should stick to insuring cars and homes.

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