Remember: For-profit insurers are in the business to make a profit. Period. A word to the wise: During this coronavirus crisis, keep an eye on every move of my old industry: health insurers. Behind the PR spin, they’ll be doing everything they can to deny care and maintain profits while […]
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People Travel Hundreds of Miles for Free Medical Care in Appalachia. But There Are Never Enough Doctors and Dentists to Meet the Need.
Wise, Virginia, is not a place that’s easy to get to. It’s 50 miles from the nearest interstate and almost 70 miles from the nearest commercial airport. And regardless of where you start from on your way to Wise—a town of 3,000 people in the Southern Appalachians—you’ll have to negotiate […]
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