How often do you encounter patients from other countries with no travel insurance...

I have encountered almost at least once every couple admitting shifts there are one or two patients who travelled from another country just to take advantage of the healthcare here. But have no insurance or plan to pay, and our hospital eats the costs. Anyone in the ER notice the same? Or just my city? Had one patient was a grandfather to family living here in the US. This grandfather resided in India and had been told by his doctor there that his diabetic/PVD diseased maggot infested and... How often do you encounter patients from other countries with no travel insurance...
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