I thought Everyone is insured under the free market? One volunteer dentist who spoke to the local media said that conditions in Los Angeles were worse than in Brazil, where he has done equivalent charity work. "They have a nice system of public hospitals and clinics," he said, referring to Brazil. A volunteer doctor, when asked about the difference between Third World conditions and those in Los Angeles, responded, "Here the people speak English." According to local press accounts, among those seeking help at the clinic were: • A homeless man who camped outside in order to get glasses • An unemployed grocery clerk needing a root canal • A laid-off auto mechanic with back pain • A laid-off office worker uninsured for two years • A cancer patient who had exhausted her benefits under her HMO plan • A community college student with sinus problems and blurred vision • A laid-off security guard who needed glasses • An unemployed grocery clerk with a toothache • A woman whose children are covered under the state Medi-Cal plan but lacks insurance for herself • A county government worker whose dental insurance deductibles were too high to afford treatment for her husband and three-year-old daughter • A retired welder who lost his coverage while he was in the middle of getting dentures • A couple, both employed, who between them needed dentures, a general physical, a breast exam and a pap smear • A diabetic amputee who could not afford to buy needed drugs • A retiree needing an X-ray for a lung problem • A 70-year-old Vietnam vet who put off a root canal for two years because the VA hospital was overwhelmed with more urgent cases • A 63-year-old woman who received her first new pair of glasses in five years • A 46-year-old woman who had an abnormal pap smear last year but was unable to follow up because Medi-Cal denied her coverage.
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there were plenty that had jobs and insurance.
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