I have to correct a misconception that people have about emergency rooms and care in the US.

I have had to go to the emergency room for myself and my son over the last 20 years with things like broken bones, chest pain, etc., when we had no health insurance. There is only one hospital here. The DO NOT have to admit us - they demand first that I guarantee with a credit card or some other statement that I sign that I will pay all the costs. The costs are NOT discounted. They DO NOT treat you for free or even have to admit you if you do not have insurance or enough money or credit to pay. People on the right have been lied to about this and they believe that "everyone can get care" at the emergency room. WRONG!