Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Joplin residents: Health care among top issues in election Patti Rosenberg, a registered nurse who works at Freeman Health System and volunteers at the Joplin Community Clinic, said she sees in both locations the effects on people who have no health insurance or not enough coverage. She said that as a pre- and post-operative nurse at Freeman, she sees “too many people who aren’t getting regular health screenings, and come to the hospital too late.” The free clinic gets many patients whose chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes have worsened because they could not afford medications, she said. Kadish said the Obama plan would ensure affordable health insurance for those who lack coverage, require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions and preventive services, and lower drug costs by negotiating with pharmaceutical companies. He said Obama also is committed to closing the “doughnut hole” in Medicare drug coverage that forces costs back on the patient after the government pays a certain amount. The McCain campaign says its plan would allow those who have health insurance to keep their current coverage, ensure it is portable from job to job or job to home, and ensure coverage for vulnerable Americans through a guaranteed access plan for low-income people with chronic illnesses. On the Net Information about both candidates’ health-care plans and other proposals is available on their Web sites at www.barackobama.com and www.johnmccain.com. A comparison of the two plans compiled by the Brookings Institution also is available on the Internet. 
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