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What about those "wino's under the bridge", as one man might call them? Not employed, no health insurance, end of story.

What they DO have is emergency care. With no assets and no income the hospitals are going to take a hit. Studies have shown some of these people use the emergency room option as if it WERE there own personal insurance plan. No matter what reform takes place that group will always be with us. There are some good suggestions on the table to deal with it too.

But my concern is for those that "fall between the cracks", the working class who through no fault of their own have fallen on hard times. Their kids especially. Waiting until that tooth ache becomes infected will ultimately cost more than using preventative medicine in the first place. For them and for the country. They need a reasonable option for at least basic medical care without having to rely on emergency care. THATS the kind of reform I'm talking about.