This Story Makes Me Sick

9 people in Austin Tx area have abused the health care system by making hardworking taxpayers pay for 2678 trips to emergency rooms over a six year period.

One person made 145 visits last year alone and 699 since 2003. That’s one trip to the ER every three days for 6 years.

Every Three Days...For Six Years.

Have you ever met anyone, anywhere, at any time who needed emergency treatment every three days for any length of time? How is this person still alive, if they are indeed that sick?

Or…could it perhaps be that, knowing that you can’t be turned down in the ER for a visit, this person might have gone in there for aspirin, or drugs (8 of the 9 have a drug problem), or because they were feeling lonely, or had a tummyache, or were hungry, or God knows what else.

Just so you know, it cost you and me over $3 million dollars for these visits. I’ll save you the math. We paid over $55,000 per person per year for their health care. How much do you pay for your own health care? I will bet you a month’s pay that it’s less than $55,000 per year.