Category: Republicans

Pamela Gorman Shoots Straight

August 13, 2010 by Left in Alabama

FL Health Reform Foot-Draggers Risk All

August 12, 2010 by Kenneth

Florida has among the highest percentages of children with no health insurance of any state in the country. Almost one in five are uninsured, twice the national average. The situation for adults is no better, with the latest data indicating one out of every four to five is uninsured. It’s hard to believe that the economic and unemployment crises Florida has been facing won’t make that bad situation even worse.

Because millions of uninsured men, women and children have no family doctor, they don’t receive proper preventive care or regular screenings for chronic illnesses. As a result, they often end up sicker than insured people, going undiagnosed and untreated for years while suffering with worsening cases of hypertension, diabetes and other life-threatening but treatable, often preventable conditions.