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radical noodle

(8,003 posts)
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 10:56 PM Aug 2016

Cancer Survivor Reveals How Senator Hillary Clinton helped him

Although Grissom didn't qualify for Medicaid, he was eligible for financial aid offered by the hospital. As the collection process continued, Grissom followed his doctor's advice, contacting then-New York Senator Clinton.

"Within two weeks I was speaking to someone in her office, who, at one point, handed the phone to the senator herself," Grissom wrote, " 'You did not enter a credit agreement with that hospital,' she told me, 'So I cannot fathom why they are pursuing you as if you did. In addition, that hospital is aided by the state of New York and the federal government, so they are way out of line. You need to fight this cancer and get well: You don't have time for this nonsense. Let me look into it.' "


More at:
http://www.people.com/article/hillary-clinton-helped-cancer-survivor-tackle-treatment-bills

(Not my favorite place to get news, but I was looking for something positive to post about our candidate.)
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Cancer Survivor Reveals How Senator Hillary Clinton helped him (Original Post) radical noodle Aug 2016 OP
Great story Gothmog Aug 2016 #1
Kudos for Hillary area51 Aug 2016 #2

area51

(11,911 posts)
2. Kudos for Hillary
Wed Aug 3, 2016, 03:52 AM
Aug 2016

Now if only we lived in a first-world country where health care was a basic human right and getting something like cancer wouldn't bankrupt you. PNHP

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