Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-health13-2009aug13,0,6674310.story" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/op...10.story</a> It's the Remote Area Medical Foundation. This group was started to provide medical care in third-world countries. You know, Kenya (you remember Kenya - the President was born there), Haiti, Zimbabwe, etc. But it turns out they're spending a lot of time in the good old U.S. of A. Why? Because Americans are now so lacking in healthcare that they require assistance from this group. And by the way, most of the people who lined up in Los Angeles for help, HAD jobs and HAD healthcare. So spare me the "well it's probably just a bunch of lazy illegals!" argument. But their healthcare didn't cover dental, or eyeglasses, etc. So they lined up at 2AM and kept their children out of school for the day so they could get taken care of. Welcome to the greatest country (and the richest country) in the world, where a non-profit healthcare foundation, destined to be in Africa, has set up shop.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo As I have said before, some parts of California on our last trip reminded me more of a 3rd world country than a 1st. It blew my mind!
Originally Posted By TomSawyer The hospital I work for is looking at setting up a way of providing services to some of the poorly served peke in our area based on this kind of model.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I found it fascinating that Inglewood is now a "remote area." I was born in Inglewood. I have to say, it's remote to me now.
Originally Posted By Labuda "You know, Kenya (you remember Kenya - the President was born there)" And ignorance still abounds! Wait, I take that back. At this point, we'll just call it willful stupidity and refusing to acknowledge reality.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>And ignorance still abounds! << I'm from the internet humor police. Please reset your sarcasm detector before posting again. Thank you.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Welcome to the greatest country (and the richest country) in the world, where a non-profit healthcare foundation, destined to be in Africa, has set up shop.>> And where the late Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity serve the poorest of the poor.
