Romney's Socialized Medicine: The Emgergency Room

Mitt Romney says the nation does not abandon those who do not have medical insurance coverage. It is sad the 'uber' wealthy and socially isolated presidential candidate is so far outside the mainstream of rational thought and honesty. Romney knows emergency room care is not a viable option for medical treatment. There is no opportunity for preventive medicine (check-ups, early diagnosis, etc.) and any visit to an emergency room is a horrid experience in and of itself. 

Mitt Romney is showing his grasp of reality is far outside the scope of 'normal'. You know what that the means.

Huffington Post has published a piece that delineates the nuances of a circumstantial encounter (criminal encounter) has led to a horrific experience for a 'hero'. No one has an opportunity to live free of the prospect of some type of criminal or accident induced need for medical coverage. The hero ran smack into the 'pre-existing condition' trap of Big Insurance; GOTCHA!

Hugffington Post

Trouble In Mitt Romney's Socialist Hospital Paradise

Posted: 10/27/2012 12:01 pm EDT Updated: 10/27/2012 12:31 pm EDT

Washington bartender Mike Boone looks over one of the hospital bills he received after suffering multiple stab wounds fighting off a mugger. 

WASHINGTON -- In the early hours of May 1, D.C. bartender Mike Boone came to the aid of a young woman who was being mugged. 

Boone had offered to walk her home from the bar, Trusty's on Capitol Hill, since the immediate neighborhood is not known for having the safest streets at night. A man jumped from behind some bushes and grabbed the woman's purse. Boone also grabbed it, and the two men started fighting. 

"We were punching each other pretty hard," Boone recalled. It wasn't until blood gushed from his body and the woman screamed that the bartender realized what had really happened. 

"He was punching me with a knife," Boone said. 

Boone passed out on the sidewalk. He woke up the next day in a hospital bed, recovering from eight stab wounds and a collapsed lung. 

Like nearly 50 million other Americans, Boone lacked health insurance. A pre-existing condition -- in his case, a broken back he suffered in 1993 -- prevented him from obtaining affordable coverage. President Barack Obama's health care law prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions, but that reform doesn't go into effect for adults until 2014. 

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has vowed to repeal the health care law entirely if he's elected. In America, Romney has said, we don't let people die in the street simply because they lack health insurance: Hospitals are there to care for the uninsured.

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