September 18, 2008
Organizing Charity Care
Donations of products and services help a new Oregon group aid the uninsured
In the Portland, Ore., metropolitan area, the challenge was clear: More than 300,000 people lacked health insurance, a number only likely to climb, given a weakening economy and national trends. Such uninsured people usually end up relying on charity care — physicians and hospitals that provide hundreds of millions of dollars in services at no charge.
This situation "punishes the good hearted" in the medical world who are willing to provide
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