That is a misstatement the poor not having healthcare because that is what Medicaid is for. The people who do not have healthcare are the ones earning enough not to be entitled to Medicaid but earn not enough to afford to buy healthcare insurances.

I also live in Michigan and the ‘health care for the poor’ consists of them using the ER for common things they should be seeing a regular doctor for. It’s the most costly way to treat the poor. Medicaid, contrary to popular belief covers mostly people who can’t work because they are disabled.

But you’re right about the middle class falling through the cracks and don’t forget all those in between jobs who have no coverage.

I know a guy who was costing the local hospital so much money THEY bought him an insurance policy and kept up the money payments.

welfare recipients – yes they do. Most won’t leave because they don’t have to earn it.
Then there are those who are homeless. Most don’t care anyway.

The two “big” groups are the low paid people who work for small companies who can’t pay for the premiums.
And there are the illegal immigrants.

I live in Texas, and since hospitals cannot deny, by law, to help someone in ER’s, this is where many of the illegal immigrants run to. Since they are not legal citizens, the hospitals have very little ability to seen payment and are forced to “suck up the bill,” per se. Now Obama wants the taxpayers to foot the bill.

Considering I am desperate to get my own bills paid and in line, to help someone else’s are our pay is ludicrous.

There is much more in the health care bill and this country’s debt will go up tenfold in the next eight years. This country will be so bankrupt every Chinese will own a piece of us.
Nice to know China will “own” my children.
Thanks, liberals. as long as it doesn’t affect you now, it’s OK. Way to think for others…

Anyone can go to the hospital for emergency care (not any hospital, but there is always one in the area), whether they can pay for it or not. If they can not, the government pays, which means we all pay. I am tired of paying huge sums for emergency care because someone could not afford to go to the doctor until it became an emergency. We don’t need to have the most expensive health care in the world. We need reform!

Because they believe what they are told .poor people receive medicaid in every state.There are different affordable solutions also for middle income people most hospitals have sliding scales for payment and I know our state (CT.) has whats called the husky plan a state run insurance program .offered at no charge or a affordable fee.It seems to me the biggest problem is that people want something for nothing-let someone else pay for my needs,instead of taking care of their responsibilities.

It depends on your definition of poor
I think the poverty line is 13,000 a year. But over that you arent considered poor, but most would agree that you are

You, as many others seem to not grasp what the problem is.

It is quite simple really. Every program put in place by government excludes people at a certain income point. In most cases that point is well below the poverty line.

You see, young lady, our governments loves really poor people and loves really wealthy people and hates everyone in between.

I am 62. I can retire at my age. But my SS payments of $1124.00 a month are too high of an amount to qualify for any government health care.

Now if I retire do you think $1124.00 is big money and I could afford to buy health insurance?

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Because if they used real facts, they couldn’t advance their agenda. Duh! ;o)

There is here too in my state for the poor. Its not about people, the healthcare liberal plan if for power and destruction of the private sector. They want to destroy our system and change our culture.