Wife killed because medical bills were too high

Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

Man kisses ailing wife, hurls her from balcony - CNN.com
A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.
According to court documents filed Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Stanley Reimer walked [...]

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So what are these people supposed to do?

Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

Elderly find Medicare doctors scarce in Austin
When Sheila McIntire moved to Austin from Cleveland two years ago, she was shocked to call doctor after doctor and get the same message: They weren’t taking new Medicare patients.
“It’s very frightening for elderly people if you come here and have no referrals,” McIntire said.
As days grew to [...]

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