Imagine if you needed medical treatment now, but you had to wait 2-3 days in order to get an appointment at your personal physician’s office. Well, this is happening in community health centers throughout the nation. Last year, a reported 50 million Americans between the ages of 18-64 were without health insurance for the entire [...]
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Food or health care?
Many Americans have to make this choice everyday. Most of those who are medically uninsured and underinsured are also those who are living in poverty. When you don’t have enough money to pay for health insurance, what do you pay for first? A doctor’s visit? Or food for dinner? A nonprofit organization called Share our [...]
Health Care Access has barriers other than ability to pay
There are many barriers that limit the access to health care. No insurance, unemployment, underemployment, etc. However, there may be another barrier that many do NOT think about. How willing would you be to seek primary health care or preventative check-ups if you could not communicate with your doctor? This past year, it was predicted [...]
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