Health insurance is a proposition of risk. Some choose to be insured because they want to avoid the potential financial catastrophe that comes with a serious health event. For others, however, there really is no choice at all. They simply can’t afford private health insurance. That group, often referred to as the “working poor,” is the focus of a new WEDU documentary The Uninsured: Help and Hope.
Originally broadcast in May 2000, the one-hour program looks at the struggles of everyday residents on the west coast of Florida caught in the middle of America’s health insurance crisis. Fortunately, the Tampa Bay area is not without compassionate hands of help and because of this, thousands of people, with no place else to turn, have gained much needed access to quality medical care.
Meet some of the local organizations and volunteers, including doctors, nurses and concerned citizens, who are making a difference in the overall health of our community.
If you are a medical professional, and would like to volunteer your services and give time back your community by assisting those in need of medical care, you may want to consider joining the “I Can Help Now” program.
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Program underwritten by: Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc
