It is the law here, too. The ER will see me, stabilize me if necessary, and refer me to a cardiologist who will not see me since I cannot hope to pay. I've been lucky enough thus far not to have been taken to the ER. Probably should have gone, more than once, but managed to muddle through.
I am speaking with financial counselors at a local teaching hospital. That's why I had to apply for Medicaid even though we both knew I wouldn't qualify. Long before Covid arrived, I was trying to put something in place, but it's kind of blown out of the water for the foreseeable future.
One of the things that rolls around in my head: my father died of heart disease. Quintuple bypass, twice - widow-makers, twice. Lucky to have been alive as long as he was. Still got him in the end.
Anyway, you are not being harsh. I speak just as frankly with myself if not more so. Thank you for caring.
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