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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: Straw Man on March 04, 2008, 12:52:25 PM
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Is this a new low point?
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/NEWS07/80304016
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is conducting a one-of-a-kind lottery, and the prize is health insurance.
The state will start drawing names this week for the chance to enroll in a health care program designed for people not poor enough for Medicaid but too cash-strapped to buy their own insurance.
More than 80,000 people have signed up since registration for the lottery opened in January. Only a few thousand will be chosen for the program.
"It's better than nothing, it's at least a hope," said Shirley Krueger, 61, who signed up the first day.
It's been more than six months since she could afford to take insulin regularly for her diabetes. That puts her at higher risk for a number of complications, such as kidney failure, heart disease and blindness.
Her part-time job leaves her ineligible for her employer's insurance plan and with too little income to buy her own.
"I'm worried about it. I know it's a death sentence," Krueger said.
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Theres 10 of millions that fit into that income gap. Medicare/Medicaid requires that all of your assets cant equal more than 2,000 dollars.
Most people have a car worth that or more so reducing down is not an option.
But yeah, it says alot for the current situation. :-\