Wait, read that again

Coburn Dukehart, NPR - some of what I saw at the county fairgrounds in Wise, Va., last month left me wordless.

For two-and-a-half days, about 800 doctors, nurses, dentists and optometrists treated 2,700 uninsured and underinsured people, most from Appalachia. No one was asked for an insurance card. There were no co-pays. And there were no bills....

Of the patients, 51 percent are uninsured, 40.3 percent are on Medicaid or Medicare, and just 7.3 percent have employer or private insurance. Fewer than 1 percent of patients have dental or vision insurance.

Twenty-six percent of the people are employed, 40.6 are unemployed, 4.7 percent are retired and 4.8 percent are children.

link: UNDERNEWS: THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT

Twenty-six percent are employed, but only 7.3 percent have employer or private insurance.

So much for that fine, employer-provided health care I've been hearing so much about.