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PostSubject: Homeless people   Homeless people Icon_minitimeTue Dec 19, 2023 3:35 am

Should homeless people be provided with any medical care? (Why/Why Not)
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PostSubject: Re: Homeless people   Homeless people Icon_minitimeTue Dec 19, 2023 8:28 am

The question is really: to what extent should people in general be provided with free medical care? As in, anything above is "if you can pay for it".
If your answer is zero, then homeless are left without healthcare.
If anything more, they are entitled to same as anyone else.

Of course, it's a bit more complicated than that because hardly anywhere there's literally free healthcare. But public healthcare should always provide services not depending on whether the bill can be expected to be payed.
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PostSubject: Re: Homeless people   Homeless people Icon_minitimeTue Dec 19, 2023 11:29 am

In the US, hospitals and other emergency facilities are bound by the EMTALA law, which basically says that if someone is brought in the door and needs emergency care or is in active labor, the facility is required to provide it. Once the patient is stabilized, there may be a transfer to another facility that may be better equipped for charity care (most areas have a hospital that gets tax funding for this purpose). However it is more likely that they patient will remain where they are and the hospital staff will try to get them signed up for Medicaid or an exchange plan, which can be done retroactively.

As for the “who pays” question, it will likely be Medicaid. In the rare case that the patient can’t be enrolled, the hospital will eat the costs, which are spread out to other patients, or paid for thorough tax funds.
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PostSubject: Re: Homeless people   Homeless people Icon_minitimeTue Dec 19, 2023 12:59 pm

Yes. Why not. Those who don't work and get a govt house get govt money and healthcare too.
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