• red_rising@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Assuming the mother/baby don’t die in the hospital waiting room bathroom because the hospital refused treatment.

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      6 months ago

      Tuberculosis is still world’s deadliest infectious disease. Mostly because the healthcare in developing countries lack access to the necessary treatment for it.

      TB is a solved problem in developed countries such as US. Barely anyone gets it anymore, let alone die from it.

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      6 months ago

      Hospitals generally won’t refuse treatment to anyone as far as I know, even if you tell them straight up at check in that you won’t be able to pay them. You’ll still get treated, provided they have the space and staff available to treat you.

      However, afterward, that debt will haunt you like a vengeful ghost for the rest of your life.

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        6 months ago

        I believe it’s a reference to the problems caused by the fucked up abortion laws going on recently, not about payment (though that’s its own concern). From a quick search:

        https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/pregnant-women-denied-care-us-hospitals

        One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her to the hospital.

        Another related issue is that rural areas, especially in right wing hellholes that have passed such laws, are increasingly short on access to obestrician services and doctors of that specialty. Some people who used to live 40 miles from the nearest hospital with Ob/Gyn now live 100 miles away and lack transportation.