Obamacare in Kentucky: The Luxury of Seeing a Doctor
Healthcare reform is President Obama’s signature piece of domestic legislation, and also his most controversial, with strong political opposition and continuing legal challenges. But millions have signed up for “Obamacare” in its first year, gaining access to medical care they previously could not afford.
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“I am so happy,” says Sizemore as she waits at the Grace Community Health Centre in Clay County, Kentucky, “I’ve not had insurance since I turned 19.”
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“I’ll go to the hospital only in an emergency,” says Sizemore, who is still paying off the $10,000 bill for removing her appendix two years ago.
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But governor Steven Beshear thinks that’s unlikely. “We now have 421,000 Kentuckians who are also voters signed up for the law and liking what they are getting,” he says.And the Governor suggests opponents of Obamacare face a predicament. “They want to be critical of the president and his administration, but at the same time they want those 421,000 votes,” he says, “so they’re not going to take away that coverage from those folks.”
“I’ll go to the hospital only in an emergency,” says Sizemore, who is still paying off the $10,000 bill for removing her appendix two years ago.