Only 10 minutes of emergency room care?

by Brian McAnally — Maine

A woman I canvassed about health care in the Bangor area told me that she, at 80 years old and on a fixed income, pays over $600.00/month for health insurance. When this woman became ill and was in need of emergency medical attention she was told at the hospital that her insurance would only cover 10 minutes of emergency care. A physician was not available, so a physician’s assistant spoke with the woman for 10 minutes, then discharge papers were placed in her hand and she was wheeled into the parking lot. Having gone to the hospital by herself she had to wait for a passerby to call her a taxi to take her home.

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