If it's very expensive to get a routine check-up, they tend to skimp on those primary care services that are preventative in nature. The problem is that it's much easier to take care of high cholesterol early on than having a heart surgery later on. |
The uninsured problem is a problem that crosses ethnic bounds. The immigrant population is a small percentage of the total uninsured population and the uninsured are just a small percentage of the cost problem that we're facing. |
We're glad to do that because otherwise they'd end up in our emergency rooms. The most costly place for us to take care of them is in the emergency room. |