alt Hacker NewsProbably, but my care would have suffered. They are required by law to treat people in emergencies but they aren’t required by law to do anything but keep them from immediately dying.
I have a condition that requires complex and ongoing care, and sometimes need to be admitted briefly for same. Refusing to sign consent forms prevents that and gets you on to the “this guy isn’t going to pay us, get him out of here asap” list.
Yeah, I get how that could be. I wondered if that was something you'd feel comfortable doing in that specific ER, and I could imagine feeling like you had to choose between skipping the form and getting care.