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 still beLIEve
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 free healthcare 
#90436 - 07/22/08 10:01 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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does this exist in the US?
ive heard people talking about free healthcare clinics and whatnot. are there really places like that? if so what kinds of things do they usually treat? is it just like small things, or could it be bigger issues as well?
sorry i got a problem and no insurance, so some info would be welcomed!
i searched google for free health clinics/free healthcare + my city/state and didnt find anything
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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andyistic
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You can go to a free clinic, but that's just for small things like cuts and scrapes.
If you need to stay at a hospital for a few days (recovering from a stab wound, etc.),
then no - you'll need insurance or a big-ass bank account.
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still beLIEve
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Re: free healthcare [Re: andyistic]
#90439 - 07/22/08 10:04 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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well damn. i guess it'll have to wait. thanks for the help.
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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 Dr_T
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Any emergency room must see you and treat you, regardless of your ability to pay. That's the law.
Once they see you, ask them about free followup care, clinics, etc. They will be in the best position to tell you what resources are available in your area.
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MistaUNGA said:
be sure to slap a  sticker on there and take a pic, cuz otherwise it didn't happen!
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beatyou
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Re: free healthcare [Re: Dr_T]
#90441 - 07/22/08 10:06 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea just go to your local ER or urgent care clinic, they will treat you and just send you a fat bill.
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Dr_T
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90443 - 07/22/08 10:15 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
beatyou said:
Yea just go to your local ER or urgent care clinic, they will treat you and just send you a fat bill.
Oh, they'll send you a bill, sure. But you don't have to pay it. And if you are really poor enough to need free healthcare instead of paying your own way- they might just write it off.
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MistaUNGA said:
be sure to slap a sticker on there and take a pic, cuz otherwise it didn't happen!
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still beLIEve
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90444 - 07/22/08 10:16 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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fuck that i cant deal with a fat bill. not in the least
i guess ill wait a few weeks till my insurance with my new job hits
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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still beLIEve
State Property..Again
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Re: free healthcare [Re: Dr_T]
#90445 - 07/22/08 10:17 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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what do you mean i dont have to pay it? that doesn't sound legal
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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bananatelephone
MarijuAnna♫
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You shouldn`t wait too long if you have a serious health problem...may not be a good idea.
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Dr_T
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Quote:
still beLIEve said:
what do you mean i dont have to pay it? that doesn't sound legal
Well, you can avoid all hassles by sending them a dollar a month or some crap. But as for paying, what are they going to do to you if you don't pay? Put your appendix back in?
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MistaUNGA said:
be sure to slap a sticker on there and take a pic, cuz otherwise it didn't happen!
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still beLIEve
State Property..Again
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Re: free healthcare [Re: Dr_T]
#90448 - 07/22/08 10:22 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i dont know, fuck my credit up. not let me get any type of loan in the future. take it out of my weekly checks at work.
something along those lines?
i mean, i know they cant just un-fix me. but it doesnt mean i still cant get fucked.
why wouldnt everyone just do that then?
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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andyistic
We got them veenoms!
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Quote:
still beLIEve said:
fuck that i cant deal with a fat bill. not in the least
i guess ill wait a few weeks till my insurance with my new job hits
What is the health problem exactly?
Maybe we can find you a home remedy. 
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bananatelephone
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Re: free healthcare [Re: andyistic]
#90451 - 07/22/08 10:24 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Self diagnosing and treating FTW.
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still beLIEve
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Re: free healthcare [Re: andyistic]
#90452 - 07/22/08 10:24 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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really dont want to talk about it. its something i should have got checked out 6 months ago, and its getting worse. thats about as much info as i want to give.
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
Edited by still beLIEve (07/22/08 10:25 AM)
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beatyou
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why does everyone think a little piece of paper is the end all be all of their existence. so you owe a company money, who cares? you have rights, they can't do anything about it but send it to a collection agency who will call you. sometimes the hospital/clinic will work out a payment plan with you also.
if your sick, get help, don't wait.
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bananatelephone
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Hmm...this sounds like you should see a physician immediately...
We want you to be in good health. 
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still beLIEve
State Property..Again
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Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford, based on your income. Health centers provide
checkups when you're well
treatment when you're sick
complete care when you're pregnant
immunizations and checkups for your children
dental care and prescription drugs for your family
mental health and substance abuse care if you need it
thats what the HRSA has to say. and theres 4 clincs in my area!
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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beatyou
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those "free" community healthcare centers suck balls. at least the ones around here do. they operate at over 100% capacity daily, and it's a bitch to even get an appointment with a doctor.
probably better off going to ER
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still beLIEve
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90457 - 07/22/08 10:29 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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1000's of $$ in medical bills hardly seems like something that is just 'passed to a collections agency'. that seems like it would be a little more serious
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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bananatelephone
MarijuAnna♫
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90459 - 07/22/08 10:32 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea if you are under or at the poverty line, you get free health care in the States.
basically your health care system is worst for middle class average joes, who are not rich enough for private, and too rich for free.
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beatyou
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not sure why you think this. some idiots run credit cards up tens of thousands of $$$s and nothing happens to them other than a daily call from some jackass.
this country is run on debt, it wouldn't run properly without people in debt slaving away every day to get out of it.
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still beLIEve
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90464 - 07/22/08 10:35 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i dont know. just the idea at spending my life, slaving away at my debt is a bit dissapointing.
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niteowl said:
See, that term pedo gets thrown around a lot.
Is a 16 year old guy having sex w/a 16 year old girl a pedophile?
If not, then how is a 30 year old considered a pedophile for doing the same thing?
I think y'all need to look up the definition for pedophile.
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beatyou
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welcome to America? that is what most people are doing here, and they have convinced themselves its what they WANT. everyone wants nice things and are willing to go into extreme debt to have them.
personally, i loathe credit, and want nothing to do with it. even if that means im driving cars that are 10 years old and live in an apt. instead of some bigbox house in the suburbs.
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Sativus
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Re: free healthcare [Re: beatyou]
#90485 - 07/22/08 11:03 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah man, debts a bitch, but what are you gonna do? Want an education? Go into debt. Got a medical problem? How about some debt for that? Want a house? Good debt investment right thurr.
Makes a person want to 
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impgl
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give them a fake last 2 digits of your social security number when checking in for an emergency and don't carry ID. easy as pie.
STI check ups and free needles and condoms and other little stuff, check out planned parent hoods, needle exchanges, or free clinics (most likely in a more urban setting)
now as for teeth, anyone know anything on free dentists? my teeth hurt!
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Eleutherios
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A few years ago I got creamed by a truck on my bike. The fucked up town that I was living in stated that cyclists and motor vehicles are synonymous. They had little extra guidelines like if you were making a left hand turn you could ride against traffic or if it was unsafe to ride with traffic at a given point. The latter was true in my case. Anyways I was looking this guy dead in the eyes. The thing is if people aren't looking for you a lot of times they still won't notice you. So this guy rolls the stop sign and hits me. The cop took a statement from him and him alone. I was unconscious at the time. Anyways I was poor as fuck and completely fucked out of any compensation. I ended up with 11,000 in hospital bills. I filled out the right paperwork and talked to the right people and got 9,000 of it dropped. $20 a month took a while but it was better than the full amount. So if its that important they can work with you. There are loads of thing which if treated early enough aren't that big of a deal. Put it off long enough and you might be dealing with it for the rest of your life.
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beatyou
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Re: free healthcare [Re: Eleutherios]
#90500 - 07/22/08 12:33 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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dude, why the fuck didn't you get a lawyer. you could have gotten a shitload of money.....
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