Comments on: Study: Uninsured Trauma Victims More Likely To Die Of Injuries

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:03 +0000

Abb, Jason, the study clearly notes that critical care personnel don’t know an unstable ER patient’s insurance status. Can you read? And don’t tell me clinicians are unaware of insurance status after triage and stabilization — when I went to the ER (for chest pains) after being seen and admitted my insurance information was printed on my wrist band.

By: Uninsured trauma victims more likely to die of their injuries

Uninsured trauma victims more likely to die of their injuries — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:13 +0000

[...] likely to die from their injuries if they don’t have health insurance than if they do. In this WBUR report, Rosen offers some possible explanations for the alarming [...]

By: abb

abb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:33:15 +0000

Has this researcher ever heard of EMTALA? It is against federal law to even ask for insurance information in an ED prior to triaging and stabilizing the patient.

By: Jason, RN

Jason, RN — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:53 +0000

Irresponsible to imply that clinicians know who has insurance and who does not. We never know this information. Another piece of irresponsible reporting put out there for the uninformed public to fool them into supporting socialized medicine. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:05:43 +0000

oh like this is a big surprise? Funny how they refer to car crash victims and not the gang related gunshots, overdoses, and fights. Not to worry, all the prisoners get all the care they need at our expense though.