Comments on: Parkland Bond Issue = Higher Property Taxes: I’m Voting No http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/ DallasDirt is a real estate blog with a focus on housing trends, realtor news, and photos of local fabulous homes from the editors of D Magazine Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: CG http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 CG Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:16:18 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1345#comment-3204 To your comments, AMEN! Maybe if people know that they have to pay for triage services, they won't go to Parkland for sore throat. To your comments, AMEN! Maybe if people know that they have to pay for triage services, they won’t go to Parkland for sore throat.

]]> By: Nate http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Nate Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:12:40 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1345#comment-3202 Enjoy the read about EMTALA http://www.emtala.com/ Enjoy the read about EMTALA

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]]> By: Candy Evans http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 Candy Evans Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:51:48 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1345#comment-3163 Correct: you cannot be turned away from any hospital regardless of your ability to pay your bill. Many people know that and use the ER for routine health care, another reason why they are so clogged. Yes, this woman could have gone elsewhere -- likely a shorter wait --- she would have been billed later. My point: personal responsibility -- buy insurance, which is usually cheap for young people. Another stupid insurance rule is that once a child hits the age of 25 (in Texas, the age varies from state to state) they can no longer be covered on their parents' health insurance policy, they must have their own. If parents want to continue to pay for a dependents' insurance policy, what's the deal? That's revenue for the insurer and coverage for the patient. They make these rules that steer people to irresponsible behavior and then when we need a bail-out, it costs us all money. Sound familiar? Correct: you cannot be turned away from any hospital regardless of your ability to pay your bill. Many people know that and use the ER for routine health care, another reason why they are so clogged. Yes, this woman could have gone elsewhere — likely a shorter wait — she would have been billed later. My point: personal responsibility — buy insurance, which is usually cheap for young people. Another stupid insurance rule is that once a child hits the age of 25 (in Texas, the age varies from state to state) they can no longer be covered on their parents’ health insurance policy, they must have their own. If parents want to continue to pay for a dependents’ insurance policy, what’s the deal? That’s revenue for the insurer and coverage for the patient. They make these rules that steer people to irresponsible behavior and then when we need a bail-out, it costs us all money. Sound familiar?

]]> By: Anne http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 Anne Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:26:17 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1345#comment-3162 It's my understanding you can't be turned away from any hospital without insurance, thus the long wait at Parkland. Why didn't she go to Presby? or Baylor? What about one of those neighborhood medical facilities that are independent? Couldn't one of those have helped her? It’s my understanding you can’t be turned away from any hospital without insurance, thus the long wait at Parkland. Why didn’t she go to Presby? or Baylor? What about one of those neighborhood medical facilities that are independent? Couldn’t one of those have helped her?

]]> By: Jeff Duffey http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/10/22/parkland-bond-issue-higher-property-taxes-im-voting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3158 Jeff Duffey Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:17:09 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1345#comment-3158 This might be a stupid question but if you do have insurance will you still wait 23 hours in the ER? Or do they only make people without insurance wait? This might be a stupid question but if you do have insurance will you still wait 23 hours in the ER? Or do they only make people without insurance wait?

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