Economy may escalate the health care crisis for uninsured families

 
By Michelle Singletary
Published: March 16, 2008

WASHINGTON — Maria Gomez knows firsthand the devastation that can hit families who don't have health insurance.

Gomez is chief executive officer of Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care in the District of Columbia . The clinic serves Latinos who either have no insurance or are underinsured. The fact that 47 million people — 9 million children — in this country are uninsured has been one of the top issues i...


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