Reply #12: So, again, how does UHC solve this??

[Indydem]

In the OP, The man named Roach offered to take the man to the doctor. I doubt, based on the man's other acts of kindness, that he intended to make the homeless man pay for it. Furthermore, Wisconsin has a VERY preogressive insurance plan for the poor and uninsured. (My wife is from there and is in the medical field.) This man didn't want to go to the doctor, hospital or walk in clinic or anything. Whether he was mentally ill or whatnot is irrelevent, he didn't want to go.

Furthermore, if going to the hospital is scary for the homeless and mentally ill, how is that going to change under UHC? If he goes to these walk in clinics and the NP or doctor says "sorry, you need to go to a hospital because it is beyond my abilities here" why would he go?

Everyone seems to think that just throwing money after the homeless problem will solve it. Some people choose to be homeless for a medley of reasons. Not being able to pay for health care is not one of them. Those who do not choose to be homeless need our help and compassion. Arresting them and forcing them to get meds isn't very compassionate, IMHO.