Free clinic directors say thin family budgets, joblessness and costly health plans have forced a rising tide of Bay Staters to flood church basements and shelters for medical needs as basic as eye exams, blood tests and pap smears.

“The economic situation has hit people hard,” said Karin Segal, clinical coordinator at a MetroWest Free Medical Program clinic in Sudbury, which is seeing 60 percent more patients than last year.

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#945740 - Nov 1, 2009 12:47 AM EDT

macneillock

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You can get instant full medical coverage at the lowest price from http://bit.ly/39pFJx

 

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It's sheer misery-- the entire subject. I don't care what you people say about Obama. I'm glad he's there and I hope he stays there in 2012.

 

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#945788 - Nov 1, 2009 3:14 AM EST

HotCarl

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FRED SMERLAS LIVES IN SUDBURY. NUFF SAID.

 

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TheBigLou

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I'd rather see the illegals getting free care rather than getting MA Health and leaching off the system anymore than they already do.

 

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janiceg01301

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by the looks of it immigration could get few illegals in sudbury... just go to where when they are giving out handouts and free medical care...and take away from truely needy americans

 

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KLMMLK3122

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get ajobyou bums,plenty out there u lazy bumms.

 

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nomorehacks replying to KLMMLK3122

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You use "u" as a shortcut for "you" to save typing two characters, in a sentence were you call other people lazy. How ironic.

 

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gpmjr72358

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What these folks are experiencing zontar22 is what you will be, as all of us if the Obama Plan gets implemented. What should be happening is these type clinics should be funded, or tax free for copanies like Walmart? Get sick zontar22 while your on Medicare and see how much support your willing to give after or during that?????

 

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