American Healthcare I

Barbara Antonelli, a 76-year old woman was unlucky enough to suffer a heart attack whilst she was at her doctor's surgery for a routine visit.

An ambulance was summoned, she had breathing tubes attached to her, and she was gently placed on a gurney to be wheeled outside.

As she was being pushed out the door of the Staten Island Physician Practise, a receptionist rushed to her side and demanded she handed over her $5 co-pay for her office visit, "before the ambulance could leave the clinic"

If I gave out shit-gripping awards, this clinic would be the first recipient.

The MUCH bigger picture though is that this helps prove that (so-called) healthcare in America is more about the money than it is about healthcare.