I think it's uncouth and tacky to stand at someone...

I think it's uncouth and tacky to stand at someone's death bed just before you'll be hooked up to the IV; to inform you of your co-pay and ask how you plan on paying for this- ready with a card reader to take payment. I regret caving to this type of inquiry while in so much duress and should have told the registration person that they already had my insurance, name and address, place of employment, and that they could send me a bill in the mail. I guess that being in the 'hood, that's how people roll since they think they ain't going to get paid...