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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-26-09 06:07 PM
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51. Thats pretty much correct
No money for copays, no treatment.

There are some low cost clinics and state run aid for the poor, which many already use, but a mandate based system is (in theory) supposed to allow the poor to see traditional doctors, which will likely still be out of reach financially for most due to the copay.

And the insurance many poor will be forced to buy will only cover catastrophic illness (hospital) because thats the cheapest, due to the patient only getting insurance coverage above a high dollar amount, typically $5,000 to $10,000 (or more), which leaves them no better off in affordable health care than they already are.
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