Walgreens: Free Medical Care for Jobless, Uninsured

Walgreens giving free care to jobless and uninsured

Payday loans are available for the uninsured who need to pay for a doctor’s visit on the fly. However, you shouldn’t always have to do that in order to receive basic care for minor ailments. For the remainder of 2009, that’s where Walgreens comes in. They’re a company that officially gets it right during this recession.

The Associated Press reports that the drugstore chain will continue to offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year. Prescriptions will still have to be paid for, but tests and routine treatments for lesser ailments will be handled at walk-in clinics.

Save on basic health care when you are out of work

Walgreens has said those who lose their job and insurance after March 31, 2009 will be able to get free treatment at its in-store Take Care clinics. Respiratory problems, allergies, infections and skin conditions are among the conditions the clinics are equipped to handle. Treatments for conditions like these can cost upwards of $59 or more for patients without insurance, so this decision by Walgreens comes at the right time for thousands of people. Even spouses and children are eligible if they don’t have insurance of their own.

Walgreens currently runs 341 Take Care clinics in 35 markets around the country.  Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and Cleveland are just a few places that have the service. Operating hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Rather than providing free checkups or vaccinations, Take Care clinics provide the equivalent of urgent care or even ER service for those with minor conditions, according to the AP. … click here to read the rest of the article titled "Walgreens: Free Medical Care for Jobless, Uninsured"

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Fox Nation Inflicts TheFoxNation.com Upon Us (Pt. 1)

Feed the masses conflict pie

America’s economy is in a difficult place. We all know that the underlying system is in need of repair, but how we get there is far from universally agreed upon. President Obama’s stimulus plans amount to a giant cash advance to scores of failing industries, but many pundits agree that the long-term costs of this cash outpouring will bury future generations in debt. Liberals and conservatives will have material for years to come… and now there’s another annoying voice ready to scream at you.

Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post reports that Fox Nation is going to swing its “fair and balanced” stick at the fat fastballs the government and its arch nemesis – LIBERALS! – offer up. However, thefoxnation.com has a gopher ball of a slogan:

“It’s Time to Say NO to Biased Media and Say YES to Fair Play and Free Speech.”

Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck aren’t biased, are they?

“We felt that giving people a real destination to go and express themselves would give them a feeling of belonging,” said Fox Senior Vice President Joel Cheatwood. “People feel they’re dictated to a lot by the media.” And Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck never dictate… right? Apparently you’ve never paid attention to your own network, Mr. Cheatwood.

Because they must have a purpose, FoxNation.com has conceived of Fox Nation as its outlet to aggressively attack the Obama administration. I question the public relations aspect of this strategy. Rupert Murdoch’s charges spent eight years worshiping the G. W. Bush White House, which would have sent most into an irreversible spiral of public shame. But not plucky Fox Nation! The foamy-mouthed trinity of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Mike Huckabee are ready to decry government with one pinky and point the rest of their fingers at any group whose value base differs from their own. They’ll even shout YOU down if you don’t CLICK HERE to continue reading this story… … click here to read the rest of the article titled "Fox Nation Inflicts TheFoxNation.com Upon Us (Pt. 1)"

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