13. They wouldn't have done that test if he hadn't the insurance
They would have made him either pay up front or agree to a payment plan first. Poor people with chest pains and no insurance go to the ER and are told to go home and relax. They dont' get the EKG, and usually aren't even suggested it. They're given an asprin and sent home. Then they die.
One of the reasons that death from heart disease is much higher among the poor.
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