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9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - 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.
"What we're really trying to do is find out who's using our emergency rooms ... and find solutions," said Ann Kitchen, executive director of the group, which presented the report last week to the Travis County Healthcare District board.
The average emergency room visit costs $1,000. Hospitals and taxpayers paid the bill through government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, Kitchen said.
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.
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I have no pithy remarks. But putting us all into this system will solve the problem in what way, to what level and on what planet?
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Schteveo
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notice that there is no mention of their legal status...I take this to mean that most are illegal...
But, but, but....It's for the children
I blame George Bush
No doubt these ARE NOT among the 6 billion* people who die every year because they don't have health insurance.
Hook 'em HORNS!
* Pelosi/Obama statistic.
AND - Did you read the story that the 90% of guns used to kill people in Mexico come from the US is also a Pelosi/Obama statistic?
We won't go into the 500,000 people a month loosing their jobs - the Pelosi Statistic.
Jimbo,
I said Pelosi and her ilk were smoking crack when that Mexican gun thing was stated. Don't forget that Joe Liberalman was Nucking Futs, last week when he included Gun Show regulations in a bill that was about money for border security and illegal aliens.
As if Mexican drug cartels are buying their full auto weapons at gun shows in North Dakota or Maine.
And worse still, it's yet another liberal lie that goes unchallenged.
I was hoping this ER money story would get someone to say what I thought when reading it. If the problem is mental illness and homelessness, wouldn't it be CHEAPER to just house and treat these people? I feel for their illnesses, but wouldn't it be more cost effective to take them off the streets?
Remember, the figure here is JUST the ER costs. No mention of EMTs, cops, ambulances, fire trucks, etc. Probably another million or so over 6 years. Plus the time out of service where someone could have been actually helped by the emergency responders.
I blame Geraldo Rivera.
This goes hand in hand with the death tax.
Here's the story on the big gun lie. As i've said before, the Demoncrats, led by yo president, Mr. Obomber, fully plan to make an end run around the 2nd Amendment. And don't think for one second that they'll give up or stop trying. They won't!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2009/04/02/myth-percent-guns-mexico-fraction-number-claimed/
As for these so-called sick people. I say send them all to Dr. Kavorkian. (sp)
We won't go into the 500,000 people a month loosing (sic) their jobs - the Pelosi Statistic.
Only an idiot would blame a global recession casued by the excesses of crooked capitalists and Wall Street greedpigs on a woman representing a district in California.
I just hope that the millions who lost their jobs were republicans or anyone who had voted republican in the last 30 years. Chances are good that they are since the people hardest hit are men in the trades, the so-called "reagan democrats". Being unemployed gives them plenty of time to think about the ignorance, selfishness and greed that motivated them to vote for the party of evil.
HLF said:
"I just hope that the millions who lost their jobs were republicans or anyone who had voted republican in the last 30 years. "
No unfortunatly most are under-educated democrats that have learned to become dependent on the federal Gub'ment. Going back to the teat from which they were weaned.
They had to be Republicans. Liberals never had jobs to begin with
Good point, BOW.
Liberals live within their means, no matter how modest.
Conservatives want everyone to think they're prosperous so they fill their lives with McMansions, boats and crap bought on credit to impress their friends and neighbors. Greed is their guiding principle, Money their GOD.
Now they're f*CKED.
"Liberals live within their means"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
a counterpoint is Fat Teddy the almost dead ginger pig from Massachusetts
and Fat ALGORE from Tennessee
and also the POTUS!!!!
just where did Obama get the money to buy his McMansion in Chicago?????
what a dufus HLF is.......
They live within their means.
Obama's house was bought with money Bill Ayers got for bombing places. Tony Rezko sent hime some money, too for being his front man in the White House.
I don't have any crap bought on credit.
Cap all the HLT's, hang em, kill them, rape their dogs and their children!!! It's THEIR fault the economy sucks!!! Barney "do my butt" Franks is the head moron!!! He goes first!!!!
"Obama's house was bought with money Bill Ayers got for bombing places. Tony Rezko sent hime some money, too for being his front man in the White House."
That's the first honest and accurate post i've seen from our resident communist puke.
Spidey,
I'm betting that wasn't HLF.
Liberals are morons. All of them.
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