President Obama, You Picked The Wrong Horse

It's never too late to admit you're wrong, Mr. President

Natoma Canfield sent a letter to President Obama explaining that after a rise in premiums, she was forced to drop her health insurance. Obama has been riding the story ever since. The only problem is, Canfield is receiving care from a cancer center in Ohio regardless of her lack of insurance.

Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com.

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"She may be eligible for state Medicaid ... and/or she will be eligible for charity (care) of some form or type. ... In my personal opinion, she will be eligible for something," he said, adding that Canfield should not be worried about losing her home.

"Cleveland Clinic will not put a lien on her home," he said.

Cleveland Clinic offers personal guides to patients like Canfield who are concerned about payment to try to match them up with programs that can provide full or partial assistance. One option is state Medicaid coverage, which Canfield did not have when she was admitted. Another is charity care that is routinely provided by the hospital, which is a nonprofit. Cleveland Clinic reported providing $99 million in charity care in 2008.

For the time being, Canfield is probably the clinic's most famous patient.

Canfield gained national attention after Obama publicized a letter she wrote to the White House in February. In the letter, she detailed how skyrocketing premiums had forced her off her insurance.

Skyrocketing premiums forced her off her insurance, but not from receiving medical care. Sick people are able to receive care, regardless of being insured.  However, our health care system is in need of complete overhaul. There is nothing worth saving. Raze it to the ground and start again!

H/T: Gateway Pundit

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