I work for a federally qualified health clinic (FQHC). These are medical practices that receive grants from the government to provide medical care to low income families (including those on Medicaid and non-insured patients). Patients can be seen at these clinics regardless of their type of insurance or their ability to pay. I chose to work at a clinic like this because I feel like I am doing the most good with this type of patient population. These patients usually come from a very complex social as well as medical background and are at times, challenging to treat.
The Obama healthcare plan will give many of the patients I see, the chance to have adequate healthcare all over the country, not just areas that have a local FQHC.