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Reba K
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Reba K asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Should a man go to jail because of a hospital bill?

Kenneth Hoagland, of Nashville, Tenn., was put in jail for getting a cold, reports Janell Ross of the Tennessean. Hoagland, previously bankrupted by a week-long stay in a hospital for his diabetes, was on a health insurance waiting period for a new job when what started as a cold landed him in a hospital for two days with a $1,200 tab. He could not pay, was afraid to miss work to show up in court, and was arrested on what's known as a "body attachment."

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If your a liberal yes. Makes perfect sense.

    If you don't get obamacare they will arrest you, send you to prison for a year and fine you $25,000. I wonder how the liberals justify doing that. But its OK for the dms in the house because they exampt themselves.

    Liberals also believe that you should have vaccinations forced upon you and your children against your will.

  • 1 decade ago

    He didn't go to jail for not paying his hospital bill. He went to jail for not showing up in court.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    depends on your point of view,

    we would say only in america if told that story - the whole thing whould never have happened - seems like a fuuny way to do things to me

    i just goto the hospital, show my ID, recieve care and walk out in my country

  • 1 decade ago

    No. He was jailed for missing court.

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  • 1 decade ago

    No, he should go to jail for skipping his court appointment.

  • barry
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    i belive that is against the law

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