Court rules (San Diego) county can't flatly deny medical care

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Saturday, May 7, 2005

Court rules county can't flatly deny medical care

By: MARK WALKER - Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO ---- A pretrial ruling Friday in a case that could greatly expand the number of people to whom San Diego County must provide medical services went in favor of one of the plaintiffs suing for medical care.

Superior Court Judge Ronald L. Styn granted an injunction that requires County Medical Services to provide medical care to Eric Bromberg, a 29-year-old San Ysidro man, without first fully considering his ability to pay for those services.

After it has done that, the county must show why it continues to believe it should not have to help pay for Bromberg's care, the judge ruled.

While Friday's ruling will apply only to Bromberg, the overall case could have wide-ranging implications for low-income county residents seeking health care.

More..

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/05/07/news/top_stories/5605195844.txt

Contact staff writer Mark Walker at [phone] or [e-mail].

[Liberty Belle]

1. Kick! So San Diegans can get emergency care even without insurance

but Andy can't.

This case illustrates how important it is to have good judges on the bench--not the corporate hacks Bush wants to appoint.

[burrowowl]

2. Kick!

So that everybody in this Nation can get care.
Universal Health Care like in civilized countries.
Down with Corportism and their bloodsucking HMOs!