News in Brief: Ambulance Ride Interupted for Doctor Bill
A 76 year-old grandmother from Staten Island had a very bad day. She wasn't feeling well, so she went to a nearby doctor's office. There, a brief examination revealed that she was in the middle of a heart attack.
An ambulance was summoned, but then things got worse. As the elderly lady was being loaded, while an oxygen mask was being strapped on, a receptionist came out of the office and stopped the paramedics.
Then, emergency on hold, she said to the patient, "Well, I hate to bother you, but could you give me the $5 co-pay?"
It's enough to give even a healthy person apoplexy.
Published by Bryan Belrad
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