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The Fate of the Uninsured

The Fate of the Uninsured . By: Waleed Alkhaldi.

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The Fate of the Uninsured

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  1. The Fate of the Uninsured By: Waleed Alkhaldi

  2. Can you imagine the sad reality of living without health insurance in the US? It is estimated that in Oregon some 560 thousand people live without health insurance. 21% of the uninsured are 18 years old and below. According to the the OHIS a government survey uninsured reached 14% last year.

  3. Even though many suffer from no insurance in Oregon, Oregon still offers help. All throughout Oregon you can fin low cost clinics like the one on the previous page, or this one. In Washington county there are 2 essential clinics one in Tigard, and another in Hillsboro. Essential clinics usually see about 40 patients in the time they're open. These clinics open one day a week for about 4 hours.

  4. The people that go to these essential clinic range from age and race. I did a survey outside of the Hillsboro essential clinic and found that 80% of the people I surveyed were of Hispanic decent. Of those Hispanics when asked how long do they wait to come here after they know they are ill, more than 60 percent say only when the problem has forced them to miss work, or they feel its become a barrier in life. When I analyzed that, I realized that these people rather be sick then seek medical help because of the cost. Below is a picture of Paulina, she attended the clinic because she has been having nose bleeds and fainting regularly. She was diagnosed with Anemia. Even having sever symptoms, she said she would have rather waited because she currently is in debt with Providence.

  5. It is important that we not only get health care for these people, but we educate them on the importance of getting help as soon as they feel ill. Due to policy I was unable to capture photographs in the clinics, but being there in person helped me see how serious the problem was. Many of the people that were in the clinic were older. In my survey I asked about what their thought on the clinic were, and most liked it, yet thought more needed to be opened. Since so many patients show up, the clinics are forced to do a random drawing to see what patients get to be seen that day.

  6. Even thought the clinics might be limited, they help a lot of people weekly. I was looking for information online and found that they help and they serve about 4,600 people yearly. If this is the rate of help at once per year, it is important that they open a second day. Opening more days would benefit the community greatly by having healthier children and parents working. These clinics are also good, because they help get regular care, with a regular doctor after the urgent care is done. • http://essentialhealthclinic.org/about.htm • This link takes us to the website of the essential clinic, that has video that also help us understand all the things these clinics provided.

  7. Sources • http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OHPR/RSCH/docs/uninsured/2011_ohis_initial_results.pdf • http://essentialhealthclinic.org/about.htm • I also used my own survey. • Paulina Padilla 5035167892

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