The problem is, these sorts of federal programs are insufficient to help everyone. When I moved to the Front Range, I decided to buy private insurance because my job did not include benefits. That may not seem like much, but the company forgot to factor in the little things like rent, gas, outstanding debt and groceries that make even cut-rate insurance a financial burden to the working poor. These sad facts come up hard against other ones. Hospitals are expected to meet certain profit margins.
Doctors like to eat, and deserve to be paid for services rendered.
The cost of medicine is high. That s why the cancer-stricken uninsured are grasping at the few options available. The Susan G. Komen Foundation awards grant money to women with breast cancer. Too, the state legislature is considering a bill that would create a trust fund, matched by federal money, to pay for the diagnosis and treatment of breast and cervical cancers. These noble efforts prove that this particular plight is not being ignored.