Last week when I went to the emergency check in at the Kaiser Moanaloa clinic, there was a fairly large sign that stated that nobody would be refused medical care. This of course included people who do not have health insurance. I have seen the same sign in Straub and other smaller clinics. This is a Hawaii state law. I am not sure if all the states have the same law but I can not imagine that there is any place in the United States where one can not get treated even if they do not have insurance. Just the other day I noticed a homeless man wearing a cast on his leg that he obviously got at the hospital so I wonder how the hospital goes about recouping their losses. I know that insurance does not always cover all of the costs so even people with insurance are often faced with large hospital bills. When it came time for me to pay mine I was told that there are many different kinds of payment plans for those who can’t pay everything up front. All in all I think that it is a very good law and I just keep wondering to what extent will the hospital treat somebody who can not pay them back?