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17-Year-Old Dies After He Was Denied Care For Lack of Insurance In L.A
Posted by Olivia Smith | Mar 27, 2020
A 17-year-old boy died in Lancaster, California this week after being denied care at an urgent care center because he did not have health insurance.
His death is still under investigation, but the boy’s death was originally included in the Los Angeles coronavirus death toll.
The Case
The 17-year-old went to a Southern California urgent care center seeking treatment. The center referred him to a local hospital because he did not have health insurance. Hospitals legally cannot refuse treatment because a patient lacks insurance or the ability to pay if the case is an emergency.
The teenager went into cardiac arrest en route to the hospital for care. The paramedics revived him, and he lived for about six more hours, but by the time he got to the hospital, it was too late to save the boy’s life.
The CDC and Los Angeles County health officials are investigating the teenager’s death. If he died because of COVID-19, he would be one of the youngest victims in the United States so far. According to the mayor of Lancaster, R. Rex Parris, the boy had no pre-existing conditions and was seeking care for acute respiratory distress. The mayor posted a video statement to YouTube in an attempt to clarify the case.
The 17-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, but the results did not come back until after his death, and it is unclear when he was tested. The boy’s father, an Uber driver, is also ill, according to Mayor Parris.
https://gritdaily.com/17-year-old-died-no-insurance/
Posted by Olivia Smith | Mar 27, 2020
A 17-year-old boy died in Lancaster, California this week after being denied care at an urgent care center because he did not have health insurance.
His death is still under investigation, but the boy’s death was originally included in the Los Angeles coronavirus death toll.
The Case
The 17-year-old went to a Southern California urgent care center seeking treatment. The center referred him to a local hospital because he did not have health insurance. Hospitals legally cannot refuse treatment because a patient lacks insurance or the ability to pay if the case is an emergency.
The teenager went into cardiac arrest en route to the hospital for care. The paramedics revived him, and he lived for about six more hours, but by the time he got to the hospital, it was too late to save the boy’s life.
The CDC and Los Angeles County health officials are investigating the teenager’s death. If he died because of COVID-19, he would be one of the youngest victims in the United States so far. According to the mayor of Lancaster, R. Rex Parris, the boy had no pre-existing conditions and was seeking care for acute respiratory distress. The mayor posted a video statement to YouTube in an attempt to clarify the case.
The 17-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, but the results did not come back until after his death, and it is unclear when he was tested. The boy’s father, an Uber driver, is also ill, according to Mayor Parris.
https://gritdaily.com/17-year-old-died-no-insurance/
