At the end Rand Paul talks about providing free access for those in need, but that was my point earlier with DB. If you don't reject the uninsured or poor sick people then you will ultimately pass on the cost to the taxpayer. It would seem very reasonable and compassionate to look at that and determine a cost/benefit analysis. Maybe it would be cheaper to provide preventative health care instead of handling people in crisis at the emergency room which is the most expensive way to handle medical conditions and may crowd it.
But when I look at his plan I am not seeing any mention of how to handle such a condition. And if he thinks doctors are "in slavery" taking on the sick it is easy to conclude he would rather reject them or get rid of them the fastest and cheapest way he could.
His bullet point plan is here.
https://www.paul.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ObamacareReplacementActSections.pdf
No mention of emergency room care, but there is this limitation for doctors.
Charity Care and Bad Debt Deduction for Physicians
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a physician a tax deduction equal to the amount such physician would otherwise charge for charity medical care or uncompensated care due to bad debt. This deduction is limited to 10% of a physician’s gross income for the taxable year.
