oldschoolskater t1_jaaej0d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:30 AM

I may be wrong but don't they only keep you in the hospital if you are at risk for hurting yourself or others? Otherwise they figure out medication, set you up with therapy and send you home.

h0pedivision t1_jab8idz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:20 AM

For the typical person, yes, because that’s all insurance will approve. I’m sure the healthcare benefits for congressmen are a lot better than the rest of the population.

defusted t1_jaahtxm wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:54 AM

There are a lot of things that factor in, but short answer is no, they can keep you/you can stay

worstatit t1_jacbs1m wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:24 PM

It was a voluntary admission.

throwawayamd14 t1_jacp6tj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Surely a member of congress would understand the optics here and not go inpatient unless it was serious. My conspiracy theory is that it’s actually about his stroke and recovery but they don’t want to say that

throwaway01002030405 t1_jad61dn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Depression is an very common after effect of strokes, so yes it’s about his stroke, and it has been mentioned as such.