Free Care a ‘Blessing’ for Victims of Orlando Nightclub AttackAugust 30, 2016 |
Rodney Sumter had three gunshot wounds, including one that seemed to be “a hole the size of a baseball.” But during the 16 days he was in a Florida hospital, and in the weeks after a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, he never worried about the cost of healing his bullet-ravaged body.
He had insurance, as well as a hunch: Some manner of charity care was probably in the offing. His intuition was proved correct this month when Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical Center said they would not bill victims of the June 12 siege, which left 49 people and the gunman, Omar Mateen, dead.
NY Times
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