9th Street Ministries closing - thanks, Obamacare!

[BDBoop]

News

It was announced last week that 9th Street Ministries will be concluding their medical clinic mission, which had been ongoing monthly to offer free medical services to those in need since first starting in 1998. The final day for the medical clinic will be Thursday, April 24, and that will conclude the mission that has been in place for almost 16 years.

“Because people are qualifying for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, our free medical clinic will not be needed anymore,” Stacey Bowser RN, 9th Street Ministries Clinic Director, stated. “We’ve gone from seeing around 300 people a month on a regular basis, but as people were enrolling in Obamacare, the numbers we were seeing have dropped. We were down to 80 people that came through the medical clinic in February, all the way down to three people at the medical clinic in March. Our services won’t be needed anymore, and this will conclude our mission.”

The free medical clinic at 9th Street Ministries was started to reach out to those who could not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, and did not have any other health insurance policy. If anyone has any form of health insurance, they then become ineligible to received the free medical clinic care through 9th Street Ministries.

“Once people are enrolled in Obamacare, we can’t see them anymore,” Bowser said. “This complete dropoff of numbers of people coming to the clinic is a result of all those who have successfully enrolled in an insurance policy now.”

The last day will officially be Thursday, April 24, and it will only be open until noon.

 

[Katzndogz]

Why couldn't they become one of the obama clinics? It's not like these patients are seeing private doctors.

 

[BDBoop]

Yes, it is.

 

[Mr. H.]

More jobs down the drain...

 

[BDBoop]

The place was staffed by volunteers.

 

[asterism]

Good news if it's no longer needed.

But,

The place was staffed by volunteers.

How do you know it was staffed by volunteers?

 

[BDBoop]

Good news if it's no longer needed.

But,

The place was staffed by volunteers.

How do you know it was staffed by volunteers?

I read the article.

 

[Mr. H.]

The place was staffed by volunteers.

Details, shmetails....

 

[BDBoop]

The place was staffed by volunteers.

Details, shmetails....

 

[jon_berzerk]

News

It was announced last week that 9th Street Ministries will be concluding their medical clinic mission, which had been ongoing monthly to offer free medical services to those in need since first starting in 1998. The final day for the medical clinic will be Thursday, April 24, and that will conclude the mission that has been in place for almost 16 years.

“Because people are qualifying for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, our free medical clinic will not be needed anymore,” Stacey Bowser RN, 9th Street Ministries Clinic Director, stated. “We’ve gone from seeing around 300 people a month on a regular basis, but as people were enrolling in Obamacare, the numbers we were seeing have dropped. We were down to 80 people that came through the medical clinic in February, all the way down to three people at the medical clinic in March. Our services won’t be needed anymore, and this will conclude our mission.”

The free medical clinic at 9th Street Ministries was started to reach out to those who could not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, and did not have any other health insurance policy. If anyone has any form of health insurance, they then become ineligible to received the free medical clinic care through 9th Street Ministries.

“Once people are enrolled in Obamacare, we can’t see them anymore,” Bowser said. “This complete dropoff of numbers of people coming to the clinic is a result of all those who have successfully enrolled in an insurance policy now.”

The last day will officially be Thursday, April 24, and it will only be open until noon.

because many qualify for medicaid now

 

[martybegan]

Yes, it is.

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

 

[Sallow]

Yes, it is.

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

Hmm..

Using my taxes to slaughter innocent Iraqis or save American lives.

That's a toughie.

But I'll go with saving Americans.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Yes, it is.

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

well somewhere up the chain are a few paid positions

it is absurd to think otherwise

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Yes, it is.

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

Hmm..

Using my taxes to slaughter innocent Iraqis or save American lives.

That's a toughie.

But I'll go with saving Americans.

You're stuck, aren't you? We're STILL killing Iraqis. Plus Afghans, American citizens sans trial, Yemen, Somalia, etc..etc..etc...

Your tax dollars are going to all that AND PLUS the new taxes for Obama Tax. But you go ahead and tell yourself it was a trade-off if it keeps you safe in ignorance.

 

[martybegan]

Yes, it is.

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

Hmm..

Using my taxes to slaughter innocent Iraqis or save American lives.

That's a toughie.

But I'll go with saving Americans.

You can always have spent your money on it. you could have contributed to the clinic. you could have convinced others to contribute to the clinic. But you have taken the lazy way out by letting the government force others to perform charity via Medicaid.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

So now something that was covered via charity and volunteerism is now being paid for by the taxpayer. How many of the people who used to use this actually got (subsidized) coverage, and how many just met the medicaid expansion?

Hmm..

Using my taxes to slaughter innocent Iraqis or save American lives.

That's a toughie.

But I'll go with saving Americans.

You can always have spent your money on it. you could have contributed to the clinic. you could have convinced others to contribute to the clinic. But you have taken the lazy way out by letting the government force others to perform charity via Medicaid.

That's the Statist way. They use government as a tool to force other people to do what they believe is right. This is always fine unless they aren't the ones doing the forcing. Then they cry that the other team is taking away their freedoms. You can not reason with these types of people. They lack cognition on any level.

 

[martybegan]

Hmm..

Using my taxes to slaughter innocent Iraqis or save American lives.

That's a toughie.

But I'll go with saving Americans.

You can always have spent your money on it. you could have contributed to the clinic. you could have convinced others to contribute to the clinic. But you have taken the lazy way out by letting the government force others to perform charity via Medicaid.

That's the Statist way. They use government as a tool to force other people to do what they believe is right. This is always fine unless they aren't the ones doing the forcing. Then they cry that the other team is taking away their freedoms. You can not reason with these types of people. They lack cognition on any level.

its not the lack of cognition, its the fact that they think they are on the side of righteousness, and those who resist are enemies.

 

[R.D.]

So now these people will be put on waiting lists for care or go private and pay big like the rest of us. Thanks Obamacare!

 

[asterism]

Good news if it's no longer needed.

But,

The place was staffed by volunteers.

How do you know it was staffed by volunteers?

I read the article.

It says volunteers worked there. It doesn't say that there was no paid staff.

 

[BDBoop]

Good news if it's no longer needed.

But,



How do you know it was staffed by volunteers?

I read the article.

It says volunteers worked there. It doesn't say that there was no paid staff.

Nor does it say there was. Therefore, you need to provide proof of your assertion.