Howard County Plans Healthcare for the Uninsured
posted 7:24 am Thu September 13, 2007 - ELLICOTT CITY, MD.
County health officer Doctor Peter Beilenson told the (Baltimore) Sun the plan will combine funds from participants, businesses, foundations and government, but it won't require employer participation.
County Executive Ken Ulman says uninsured residents would pay a fee for access to primary health care with a participating doctor or clinic. He says some county money might be needed.
According to federal studies, about seven to ten percent of the county's residents - about 19,000 to 27,000 people - don't have health insurance.
Gerard Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says it would be best to start with a wealthy county like Howard, but it won't be easy.
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Information from: The (Baltimore) Sun
Latest Comment on Howard County Plans Healthcare for the Uninsured
Winstrv
3:23 pm on 09/13/07
I assume you won't be using my tax dollars for this program. Why should I have to pay for those who won't help themselves? There are many many jobs that people can do and should be made to do if they are on public assistance. It is said that illegals are doing the jobs we won't do. How about making people work instead of getting a free ride through life.
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