A documentary chronicles “24 hours. 241 patients. 1 stretched ER”
A middle-aged man who lays carpet can’t sleep at night from bone-spur pain. He can’t afford insurance; he’s an independent contractor, even though he really works for Sherwin Williams, and his boss talked him into a wage reduction by pointing out an alleged abundance of illegal immigrants willing to work for less money. Muscle relaxers help, but they wear off by 3am. He can’t take more or he’ll sleep through work. He might be able to get on disability, but you need a doctor’s note, from a regular doctor, not an ER doctor. He doesn’t have a regular doctor, because he doesn’t have insurance. He doesn’t have insurance because he’s an independent contractor, even though he really works for Sherwin Williams….
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