Bush Highlights Community Health Centers in 2005 Plan (for the uninsured)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bush26may26.story

Bush Highlights Community Health Centers in 2005 Plan
President hails clinics as 'safety net' in caring for the uninsured and plans $1.8-billion funds boost.
By Edwin Chen and Vicki Kemper, Times Staff Writers


YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — <snip>The president hailed the thousands of community health centers around the U.S. as "a safety net" that provided care to those without insurance. "This is access to healthcare in a practical way," he said.<snip>

In a background paper, the White House noted that Bush's 2005 budget proposal contained a $1.8-billion request for community centers, an increase of $218 million over 2004, and a 57% increase since Bush took office.<snip>

In 2002 and 2003, about 1,250 clinics applied for federal funds, but only 411 applications were approved, the group said. The association reported earlier this year that 36 million Americans lacked access to basic medical care. There are about 3,500 community health centers across the country, serving up to 13 million people, most of whom live in low-income urban neighborhoods or underserved rural areas. About 40% of those people have no health insurance, and many more are underinsured and cannot afford to meet the cost of their high deductibles and co-payments.<snip>

Administration officials said Bush's expansion, if fully funded by Congress, would extend healthcare availability to an additional 6 million Americans.<snip>

Excuce me while I light my hair on fire!

/GOP

I'm betting it never gets funded.

Where will the quality health care be? This is along way from ever meeting the needs of the uninsured and underinsured.

In fact, I'd wager that most of these "Community Health Centers" are in large urban settings. What is the chimp going to do about to health care for the rest of the country?

come next. Every time he points out s specific plan, he cuts their funding (think Ameri-Corp).

nothing to the left of "Nazi" is ever funded by Bush or congress.

Shrub finally figured out that health care is in crisis in America and it's #1 on the polls of Americans concerns. So the moron ignores it for four years and now offers a "plan".
$1.8 billion? That's 11 days of Iraq war money.
America spends $1.5 trillion a year on health "care". His idea reflects 1/1000th of total expenditures.
This proposal is a meaningless ploy to look "pro-active" for the millions shafted by outrageous premiums, extortionate drug prices and lack of any insurance at all.
Seems Shrub is trying out the "triangulation" method. Like everything else he tries, it will be a complete failure.

his credibility is a big fat "0"

He does not give a damn about the healthcare of poor Americans.

It is a sucker line vote getter. He has decreased the tax base so much there is no way, NO FUCKING WAY, we can afford this. He'd rather build a spanking new prison for people who hate us (with good reason). It's like no child left behind and going to Mars--bullshit.

It will never happen.