Garda shot on holiday in America faces $1,000,000 hospital bill

Turtwig · 18-02-2015 12:00AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

He must have selected the most basic cover on his travel insurance. I was in the states a few years ago and spent about 50euro on travel insurance and was covered for up to $6m hospital fees.

Were you covered for these type of wounds and surgery though? Health Insurance is notoriously fickle. They'll cover some conditions and other circumstances will leave you with a 'please fck off and die/suffer'.

dissed doc · 18-02-2015 12:00AM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Dunno why, but I have a picture of Dr Evil in my mind, pinky in mouth, demanding the money.."One million Dollar...."

Nice round number, eh? 1 Million. I wonder do they get that for most patients they treat. Nice money. Someones cleaning up..

it is a complete scam. The insurance companies that are charging the doctors massive malpractice premiums also bill the patients massive premiums. It is simply a multiple source money feeding system that by sheer accident still provides healthcare.

Username here · 18-02-2015 12:03AM

Greenmachine wrote: »

Had the mugger got a gun?

???

What else do you think he was shot with?

K4t · 18-02-2015 12:04AM

moc moc a moc wrote: »

Thanks, Obama

Obama is attempting to reform the US health system but he can only do so much; the republicans will only allow him to do so much.

Kop On · 18-02-2015 12:07AM

I smell bull**** in this story. The Garda Medical cover is one of the best around, how would that not have covered him?

My cousin was in the US a few years ago and spent two weeks in hospital, luckily he played GAA for a county team here and all his medical bills were covered under the County GAA medical scheme.

bjork · 18-02-2015 12:08AM

moc moc a moc wrote: »

Thanks, Obama

I don't think Obama is a suspect at this time. As far as I'm aware he has an alibi. You can't just point fingers at the first black guy you see.

My name is URL · 18-02-2015 12:10AM

Greenmachine wrote: »

Had the mugger got a gun? Would have thought a cop should be able to restrain someone, even if they had an knife.

The mugger had a gun, yes. That's how the garda was shot multiple times =p

He was drunk, in one of the most notoriously dangerous spots in New Orleans, at 5:30 AM.

I'm not one to cast aspersions, but you'd wonder what he was up to there at that time. Apparently some stranger told him he could get him 'drink'.

You can choose to believe that or not!

Have a google of it, read comments made by locals in the area. There are much easier and safer ways to get 'drink' in New Orleans at that time of night.

The guy was super irresponsible if nothing else, and frankly you'd expect better from a Garda, but he made his own choices and perhaps mistakes, and didn't deserve to be shot as a result.. or landed with a bill for a million dollars.

creolebelle · 18-02-2015 12:11AM

barneystinson wrote: »

Do you do any other accents?

Try it with a Chinese accent, g'wan...!

No chinese but I think I can do a realistic Canadian accent

suicide_circus · 18-02-2015 12:14AM

Turtwig wrote: »

Were you covered for these type of wounds and surgery though? Health Insurance is notoriously fickle. They'll cover some conditions and other circumstances will leave you with a 'please fck off and die/suffer'.

I must admit I didn't read the fine print to that level!

creolebelle · 18-02-2015 12:14AM

Here in the states we raise money all the time for injured cops and their families

El Weirdo · 18-02-2015 12:15AM

Letree wrote: »

Tell them to sue the black guy for it.

Obama?

JohnnyChimpo · 18-02-2015 12:17AM

creolebelle wrote: »

Here in the states we raise money all the time for injured cops and their families

In other countries, we just pay taxes that go towards healthcare.

creolebelle · 18-02-2015 12:18AM

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

In other countries, we just pay taxes that go towards healthcare.

Burn

Xenji · 18-02-2015 12:20AM

Ended up in hospital over there a few years back and when they coped I had travel insurance, they gave me a CT and MRI scan along with other tests for what was just heat stroke in the end, nearly got a full medical for the cost of the insurance, the bill was over 10 grand in the end for not even a 4 hour stay.

shamrock55 · 18-02-2015 12:22AM

Land of the free my arse!!

ancapailldorcha · 18-02-2015 12:23AM

I was under the impression that life-saving care was free in the US, ie injuries exactly like the above. Whatever about the guy not handing over the cash, noone deserves this. Perfectly exemplifies the vile nature of for-profit healthcare. I'm dreading what the Tories'll get upto if they win in May,

ancapailldorcha · 18-02-2015 12:24AM

shamrock55 wrote: »

Land of the free my arse!!

Land of the "free market" might be a more apt description.

Yamanoto · 18-02-2015 12:30AM

My name is URL wrote: »

The guy was super irresponsible if nothing else, and frankly you'd expect better from a Garda, but he made his own choices and perhaps mistakes, and didn't deserve to be shot as a result.. or landed with a bill for a million dollars.

Your right in that he made an extraordinarily foolhardy decision - quite staggering actually, given the mans profession.

Is it not the case though that folks are raising money for costs incurred over & above the $1 million mark - which was where his level of cover maxed out? Absolutely didn't deserve to be shot, but we all know the costs associated with medical treatment in the US are astronomical & I'd imagine the vast majority of Irish folks travelling there make provision accordingly.

I'm covered for medical treatment in the States for an amount up to €10m, which costs less than €50 p/a on a multi-trip basis.

My name is URL · 18-02-2015 12:32AM

shamrock55 wrote: »

Land of the free my arse!!

Hey.. come on now. Billionaires are free to fcuk everyone else over.

What more can people ask for?

The plebs can buy guns, shoot whoever annoys them and insurance companies can cash in on that!

What's not to love?!

Freedom comes at a price.. and that price is approximately $1 million per uneducated poor person that becomes a victim of crime =p

The Backwards Man · 18-02-2015 12:33AM

Just looked at the fine print on mine, I'm not covered for injuries sustained while partaking in hand to hand combat, professional clay pigeon shooting or the release of WMDs.

Shysters!

wretcheddomain · 18-02-2015 12:37AM

Any attempts by him to avoid the bill will be shot down.

Fred Swanson · 18-02-2015 12:40AM

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edgecutter · 18-02-2015 12:44AM

As others have said here, they can't force him to pay those medical costs. Just hop on a plane and head home.

mikom · 18-02-2015 01:12AM

Garda shot on holiday in America faces $1,000,000 hospital bill

You could build robocop for that figure.

steddyeddy · 18-02-2015 01:32AM

If you think your right to getting life saving health care should be related to your income you're inhuman IMHO. We're a social empathic species and the American health care system basically tells us a person's life is worth as much as his income.

You could make a case (If you were a cnut) that people who work hard deserve the health care they get but this doesn't take into account the children born into sh1tty circumstances. They're life is worth less. America stay classy you absolute sh1thole.

The Diabolical Monocle · 18-02-2015 01:38AM

please contact the ...... who shot me.

bye now.

steddyeddy · 18-02-2015 01:40AM

I attended a seminar on contagious diseases recently. You might be surprised to know that areas of the states still have bubonic plague outbreaks, I.E the black death. The state of the healthcare system in America is such that TB and other diseases are becoming more dangerous. Homeless people who acquire these diseases often don't treat them and therefore the disease finds a natural reservoir that can mutate and develop into untreatable strains.

shruikan2553 · 18-02-2015 01:42AM

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

In other countries, we just pay taxes that go towards healthcare.

Damn liberals, if you cant afford the cost of medical care dont require it!

Go get a job like making meth.

YFlyer · 18-02-2015 01:43AM

Yamanoto wrote: »

I'm covered for medical treatment in the States for an amount up to €10m, which costs less than €50 p/a on a multi-trip basis.

How the heck could insurance afford multi million euro treatments on the back of €50 per year?

steddyeddy · 18-02-2015 01:47AM

America you're doing civilisation very very wrong. You're going backwards in education, health and housing.

Garda shot on holiday in America faces $1,000,000 hospital bill

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