Friday, July 21, 2006
27,000 people in Ingham County are without health insurance. One center is serving care for these patients after others turn them away. Olga Olivas has had bad chest pain for a few years. After a trip to the ER, she started seeing a expert at the care free medical clinic.
Olga Olivas, patient, Care Free Medical Clinic: "I come here for my therapy and, you know, they do the best they can."
Volunteer physicians give free care for people without insurance or sufficient money to get treatment.
Dr. Barry Saltman, founder, Care Free Medical Clinic: "Many times we see people who've had a long-standing history of an illness or several illnesses, or diagnose and haven't had them addressed in any way."
The clinic also assists patients get medicine if they can't pay for it. It started in Mason two years ago, and opened its second place in Lansing last year.
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