because not all people qualify for medicaid. many have no access, because they have to pay in full to be treated. they make just a bit too much to qualify for medicaid (and quite often, medicaid is given to women for certain coverage only, such as ob/gyn) and work where there's no insurance. many don't go to a doctor unless it's something catastrophic, when they know the er must treat them and can't turn them away. they might not have seen a doctor for years.
many think because of how their life is, that's how it is for everyone. far from the truth.
kids can stay on their parents care now til age 26, but many kids' parents don't have health care.
the common number tossed around is that about 50 million had no insurance. how many by choice? how many because they had pre-existing conditons, and how many because they couldn't afford it, but make too much to get assistance? i know there are many adults in this area whose kids are on arkids, but the adults have no coverage.
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