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That is a false statement. Just because someone doesn't have health insurance here doesn't mean they don't have access to health care. You cannot be refused emergency medical care any place that receives public or tax monies, which is virtually every single hospital in the United States with the exception of perhaps a handful. You can still go to any doctor you want to go to for non emergency care but you will have to pay for it out of your pocket. Many doctors will give you a discounted rate if you tell them you don't have insurance. Also there are low cost clinics that can be found everywhere that will take you in for a hugely discounted rate. Everyone here has access to health care, the question is whether they can afford it or not. This bill has done nothing to address the real problems with health care in this country. All it has done is force everyone the government deems able to afford it to purchase insurance whether or not they can is another story. By some accounts there will still be some not able to get insurance so it has already failed before it even began.

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