The Beginning, Not the End

I was so excited about October 1, 2013 arriving, with the promise of healthcare reform, or more accurately, access to healthcare insurance.

But, it has been messy.

The website is overwhelmed, and not functioning as we had hoped. But, that doesn’t mean that healthcare reform has failed, or that it will fail. It just means that many of us who hoped to help people find access to healthcare insurance will have to wait.

We will wait, patiently, until the bugs are worked out. We will still be able to help people with finding access to real healthcare.

Here at the clinic, many of our patients will qualify for the newly expanded Medicaid that Michigan passed. It was a battle, but next spring we will see the benefits of having healthcare coverage for our most vulnerable.

October 1, 2013 was the beginning – not the end. The opportunities are still there. Open enrollment will last until March 31, 2014. In the meantime, we continue to provide healthcare to those in our community who have no other resource.