A teen in California died after being denied treatment from an urgent care clinic because he lacked health insurance. The 17-year-old boy tested positive for COVID-19.
Here is how the city’s mayor explained the situation.
“He had been sick for a few days. He had no previous health conditions. On Friday, before he died, he was healthy, he was socializing with his friends. By Wednesday, he was dead. Wednesday, he had gone to urgent care for an HMO. He didn’t have insurance, so they did not treat him and sent him to AV Hospital. In route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest. When he got to AV Hospital they were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours, but by the time he got there, it was too late,” Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Paris said.
The teen’s death was initially linked to COVID-19. Now health officials say “the case is complex, and there may be an alternate explanation for this fatality.”
Do you think anyone should be refused treatment because they don’t have health insurance in the U.S.?
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