(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Ohio, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
Abstract:
Background
Patients who present to medical practices without health insurance or with serious co-morbidities can become fiscal disasters
to those who care for them. Their consumption of scarce resources has caused consternation among providers and institutions,
especially as it concerns the amount and type of care they should receive. In fact, some providers may try to avoid caring
for them altogether, or at least try to limit their institutional or practice exposure to them.