In a real life example of how Obamacare is changing everything, our local newspaper ran an article about the closing of the 9th Street Ministry Medical Clinic.
"It was announced last week that 9th Street Ministries will be concluding their medical clinic mission, which had been ongoing monthly to offer free medical services to those in need since first starting in 1998. The final day for the medical clinic will be Thursday, April 24, and that will conclude the mission that has been in place for almost 16 years."
The article tells how the ministry has been operating once a month for years to give people healthcare on a first come, first served basis. This care was provided by volunteers. My mother actually volunteered at the clinic and they would see as many as 300 a day. Many of these people would wait all day for the chance to see a doctor. Most of the patients were people who could not afford to see a doctor, but were not eligible for medicaid or medicare. Why would they close this clinic down?
"We’ve gone from seeing around 300 people a month on a regular basis, but as people were enrolling in Obamacare, the numbers we were seeing have dropped. We were down to 80 people that came through the medical clinic in February, all the way down to three people at the medical clinic in March. Our services won’t be needed anymore, and this will conclude our mission.”
We live in one of the most conservative places in Arkansas. The Repub's want to tell those people that once a month waiting all day for a chance to see a doctor was good enough. Thankfully, President Obama did not think so.
this looks like a republican bad mouthing ACA and getting the smoke from the backfire in their faces, first this care was once a month what happened to those who need more immediate follow up or were to sick a month later to come and wait all day. what about meds and refills?
failure again to do their homework, results in misleading those who need that care but i'm sure they know the difference in once a month and daily, that is evidenced by the drop in the amount of visitors 800 down to 3 i say ACA 797 ONCE A MONTH CLINC 3 i agree with the last sentence,
Thankfully, President Obama did not think so.
the 9th Street Ministry Medical Clinic, has nothing to be ashamed of they held up their end until Pres. got it going i say God Bless them. my only surprise was it is in one of the most conservative area's not usually their desire to look out and for 16 years translates into 624 days of health care. congressional right wingers must not have known or they would have been swinging from the chandelier
