I was surprised to learn this morning (coming back from long days off) that our patient diagnosed to have 3-vessel disease went home against medical advice. It was for the reason of lack of funds. Having that type of disease, the patient is at risk of chest pain or worse, heart attack. In times like this, I begin to think that it is the focal point of investment to get medical insurance.
There have been patients in our institution whose medical expenses were shouldered by Medicare plan. It is about time to give it a serious thought.