In this day and age in the United States, with so many people unemployed and with no health insurance, life can be scary. What if I get sick? What if my child has an accident? What if….?
Some companies and corporations are stepping up and lending a hand to those who need it, hoping that soon things will pick up again. One such company is Walgreen’s. At select Walgreen’s stores, there’s a service called the Take Care Clinic.
Through their Take Care Recovery Plan , Take Care Clinics will offer free health care services throughout the rest of 2009 to …read more

The women who are at the greatest risk of dying from cancer are “women of color and those who are financially disadvantaged.”  Too often it seems that the people who need the tests the most are the ones who can’t afford to get them.
Now for some good news. The L.A. County Department of Public Health is “offering free breast and cervical cancer screening tests for low-income women with no health insurance.” This couldn’t come at a better time, with unemployment at all-time high.
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Here’s a scary thought: With all the lay offs happening these days workers are finding it increasingly difficult to keep their health insurance. That’s ESPECIALLY frightening for diabetics.
A survey over at CNN says that in 2007, “researchers found that two-thirds of workers, if they were laid off, would be eligible for COBRA. Data from 2006 data suggest that only 9 percent would opt into the program.”
Since costs are higher now, that problem is probably even more prevalent.
It’s difficult. I know one of my fears has always been that I wouldn’t have health …read more