OAKLAND, CA—During a visit Friday to an urgent care facility at which a man seeking medical attention revealed that he did not have health insurance, a doctor reportedly told the patient, “I see…unfortunately, you must now be punished.
“You may think you don’t deserve this, but sadly, rules are rules, and screaming about it will accomplish nothing. You see, we each role a play in this system of ours. Your role is to pay a premium to a PPO or HMO of some sort, and if you fail in this, well, my role is to administer a discipline so severe you will never again seek care from this clinic unless you have the means to pay in full.
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