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Public Shares Ideas for Reforming Health Care
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The State Journal
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September 12, 2008
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FAIRMONT - Cathy Reed of Fairmont had an idea about one way the state could reform health care: Make sure hospitals don't charge a co-pay until after the patients have received the treatment they needed and are out of the emergency room.
She speaks from experience. A few years ago she was hospitalized and stuck with a hefty bill for that portion of her treatment not covered by insurance. She said the hospital wouldn't let her leave until she had paid up.
"Not everybody has a credit card, and not everybody has cash like that available," she said.
Reed was one of about 50 people who participated in a health care forum Sept. 8 sponsored by the West Virginia Legislature and Vision Shared, a ...
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