Is it worth it? A question providers need to be asking
“Will you charge me?” he asked quietly, between labored breaths. He sat in the hospital bed with his legs over the side in what is known as a “tripod” position — his elbows resting on a nearby stool to prop his chest up as much as possible. His head was hunched over, with his eyes pointed down; clearly he was in agony.
He had been admitted to the hospital two weeks …