doctors off for a day. people can get the physicals. can t tell you how many people need a physical to go back to work, construction work, substitute teachers. we do ekg machines, pregnancy testing, diabetes testing. we give three free months of medication away. we connect them to local resources that are there. there s 1200 free and chartable clinics across the united states that do this every day. who shows up? 83% of our patients come from a working household. if somebody s got paycheck and they can t despite the fact they are working 40 hours a week don t have the health care. they don t have it. they recognize they have health needs. it s not like people that don t pay attention. they know they need testing so they are alert and responsible but don t have way to get it.
he is just being irresponsible. nicole, you will be in new orleans on july 4th, when you are there, what are the needs people see? and how do people respond to getting health care for free? i have to tell you i see the best and worst of america in one place, the best are the msnbc viewers who have made these clinics possible and come and volunteer is and donate with us. the worst are the people who have to come to a convention center and swallow their pride to get the health care they need, and all we need all day long, is gratitude, thank you for being here and helping me and making me feel like i m an important member of our society. it is overwhelming, people just want to be healthy so they can work. 83% of our patients come from a working household. not people who are just living on the dole, they just want a hand up, not a hand out. it is truly an indignity that
want to be healthy so they can work. 83% of our patients come from a working household. not people who are just living on the dole, they just want a hand up, not a hand out. it is truly an indignity that nobody should suffer. what can people do? you know, they have been amazing, we are asking everybody to help us do this again. please donate, because you will help us make a statement. you re going to help us say that we understand the battle for health care is not over. you re going to help us say that nobody in our country should live without health care. and you re going to be helping us through donate iing and volunteering, say that we re going to build a healthy america one patient at a time. and we re going to start in new orleans. nicole lamero, gets tonight s last word, thank you, and thank
process. but nick co, i was under the impression from republicans that people without insurance they just don t want it. and they prefer folk remedies and bleeding with leeches. you re telling me the uninsured are actually seeking out care? i find that ridiculous every single time i hear it. in fact, we have 83% of the patients who come to our clinics come from a working household. 54% of the people who come are women working women, single mothers, mothers. and what they want is they want a handup, not a handout. they re looking for health care. they re looking for ways to become healthy. and thereafter productive members of society. of course, they want health care. in fact, many people who come to our clinics haven t been to a doctor for over five years. not because they didn t want to, but because they couldn t afford it. so you re telling me that 38 votes to repeal the affordable care act is not going to help the people of this country? it s absolutely not going to
we have patients lining up outside the door. 80% of our patients come from a working household. they are working every single day. they do not need a hand out. they d like a hand up and that s why we are here and why we re partnering with you and why we re asking people to volunteer and donate for this clinic because it s our job to take care of our neighbors. did i hear 80% of working, 80% have jobs? 80% of the patients who come to free clinics across the country have jobs. they are not just lazy people doing nothing. they are working every day. they are making that choice between putting food on the table or getting health care and no one should make that choice. health care should be a right. not a privilege. that s right. what kind of diagnosis have you seen? rev, i have to tell you, the last time we were in new orleans, my heart broke.