Brenda K. Bassett: Health care bill could seriously harm patients who rely on Medicaid

Source:herald-dispatch.com

For 11 years, I worked as a registered nurse for a hospice, visiting patients at their homes in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Sometimes I would drive up to 150 miles a day, up valleys and hollows, late at night when on call, or even through creek beds to reach my patients. As a hospice nurse in West Virginia, I’ve seen firsthand how people of all ages and from all walks of life deal with illness and dying, and I’ve seen how important good healthcare and insurance is, especially to families like those I cared for.

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