“Doctors go bat for uninsured” by Richard Kipling
The article “Doctors go bat for uninsured” by Richard Kipling, talks about practicing family medicine in one the most economically depressed cities in the country, where most of the patients do not have insurance and money. The doctors are finding way to continue providing care for their uninsured patients. This is a big problem in Modesto, California where more than seven million people are uninsured. I agree with him because most of the people who do not have insurance do not go the doctor, there are doctors how tried to help their uninsured patients, and because this problem is growing all around US. This is not just a problem for the uninsured people but also for the doctors.
First of all, most of the people who do not have insurance do not go to the doctor. When people do not have insurance they tent to postpone necessary care and forego preventive care. Kipling mentions in his article “When there is a costly procedure, they won't do it. That's something we see every day — people going without medication, or taking it every other day." This is a problem that is growing more every day in US. All this happen because the health insurance prices are too high and visiting doctor’s office are expensive.
Secondly, there are doctors who try to help their uninsured patients. Uninsured patients are people, who are not getting the best treatment when they get sick, and they are in a tremendous financial risk. After seeing this big problem, doctors have ideal different methods to help their uninsured patients. Some doctors take cases over the phone to save the billing office visits, others provide care for lower price or sometimes for free. Kipling says that “Increasingly in California and other states, doctors such as Ramos are taking matters into their own hands, finding ways to continue care for patients who have no insurance and no money.” I understand that for Dr. Ramos and other physician must be hard to continue to care for the uninsured people.
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First of all, most of the people who do not have insurance do not go to the doctor. When people do not have insurance they tent to postpone necessary care and forego preventive care. Kipling mentions in his article “When there is a costly procedure, they won't do it. That's something we see every day — people going without medication, or taking it every other day." This is a problem that is growing more every day in US. All this happen because the health insurance prices are too high and visiting doctor’s office are expensive.
Secondly, there are doctors who try to help their uninsured patients. Uninsured patients are people, who are not getting the best treatment when they get sick, and they are in a tremendous financial risk. After seeing this big problem, doctors have ideal different methods to help their uninsured patients. Some doctors take cases over the phone to save the billing office visits, others provide care for lower price or sometimes for free. Kipling says that “Increasingly in California and other states, doctors such as Ramos are taking matters into their own hands, finding ways to continue care for patients who have no insurance and no money.” I understand that for Dr. Ramos and other physician must be hard to continue to care for the uninsured people.
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