injured women begs against calling ambulance.. "I can't afford it"

[Demovictory9]

https://nypost.com/video/commuters-rescue-woman-whose-leg-got-stuck-exiting-a-train/

[sheshe2]

1. Yeah, I feel like crying too.

This is where we are. On a bright note...look at all those wonderful people rocking the train so helpers could free her leg and take her to the hospital. I hope she is okay.


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[dembotoz]

2. i drove my mom fromt the rehab center to the hospital hospice cause they were not sure

if it was covered........

[Jake Stern]

3. Boston Fire should be ashamed to charge that much for an ambulance ride.

How the hell can they justify $3000????

[Texasgal]

4. When my husband was coming home

to hospice, the ambulance company wanted 1200.00.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. The train company

should pay.

Something similar happened to my mother about twenty or so years ago. She had the leg treated and politely requested the train company reimburse what her insurance didn't pay. They balked, she got an attorney to write a letter and they wound up giving her more money that she originally asked for. Not a lot, maybe a couple of thousand dollars more, but people need to understand stuff like this.

Also, if you're in a car accident and there's any hint you might be injured, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. Your car insurance will pay enough (or it should and you certainly should have this insurance) to cover the initial ER visit, if nothing else.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Typical New York Post.

Their takeaway was "Watch Your Step". Not how sick it is that a severely injured person should reject medical care because she can't afford it in the richest nation in the world.