This should not be in a first world country:
- 1300 people showed up for a free dental clinic in Parkesburg, WVA.
- Then. the Remote Area Medical crew see 1500 people per day, in a free clinic over 8 days in Los Angeles.
- This weekend, 2000 people in Houston came to a free clinic (Texas having the largest uninsured population in the country)
And don’t forget that Remote Area Medical pretty routinely conducts clinics in rural parts of the US, providing medical, dental and vision service to the uninsured.
You cannot lay claim to the best health care in the world if massive numbers of your citizens have to wait for a British charity to provide that care. Period.
Make sure you call Senator Tom Carper today to tell him to vote for a public option — because that is the only way to keep insurance companies honest and to ensure that everyone gets access to the best health care in the world.