Reply #39: How about the little boy who died from lack of dental care from an abscessed tooth?

[PinkyisBlue]

Some people who have private insurance are denied medical care (as we saw in Sicko). Some people with Medicaid and Medicare are denied medical care as well; more and more medical and dental practices are refusing to accept Medicare and Medicaid patients due to low reimbursement rates. And people with no insurance at all are the most vulnerable. I believe any assets they have, such as a car, will make them ineligible for Medicaid and are at risk when they seek healthcare.

People like Tom DeLay wouldn't know about this (or even care). I bet he still has full health care benefits paid by us, the taxpayers.