Speaker. when the foundations of our society begin to crumble. there are those among us who must take heed and respond. I have been totally immersed in an effort to forestall the demise of one major innercity voluntary hospital upon which most of my constituents are largely dependent. This institutions financial plight is a result of providing necessary medical services to a large population of working poor and undocumented aliens who do not qualify for medicaid and who have no other means of paying for their care. Can we really afford to close our eyes to this problem. and by default. allow our hospitals to become just like the working poor that they serve? The combination of unreimbursed care. the general tightening of the credit market. and the overall cash drain on our health care facilities may constitute a mortal blow.
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