“On the last Wednesday in January, the RotaCare Tacoma free clinic in Washington state put away the chairs in the university janitor’s lunchroom where it had made its home and closed its doors for the last time.
The clinic, served by volunteer physicians and registered nurses, had carried 150 patients at any given time to serve the uninsured population in this city of about 200,000. But after Obamacare took full effect in January, and this clinic completed its drive to enroll all of its patients in coverage, it didn’t have anyone left to serve.”
Read more from DYLAN SCOTT at here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/washington-free-clinic-closed-obamacare
Ana Kasparian, Desi Doyen, Dave Rubin and Jayar Jackson of The Young Turks break down this story. Have you ever had to go to a free clinic, if so tell us about your experience in the comment section below.
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Just for balance, Jayar, I’ve been helped at a free clinic where everyone was kind, cool, not impatient, and the facilities were adequate. They took time to answer my questions and give info I hadn’t thought to ask. It wasn’t the clinic you used, obviously, as it was of, by and for women. If I’d still lived in that town, I’d still use them. Admittedly, I didn’t “have to” go there, and I gave them a donation.