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Healthcare system provides services to those who can pay for them; unfortunately, not all people can afford to have insurance and get medical care when they need. There are many poor people who are left behind this system and something needs to be done in order to provide these people with appropriate care and equal opportunities. Opening a free clinic is a way out of the situation as it will allow people without insurance rely on the system of healthcare in the country and significantly improve the their life quality. This project needs to include the analysis of economic issues and special needs in order to develop a coherent outline for further steps in project implementation. Economic Issues According to CDC (2012) there are around 46% of uninsured people in the USA. The distribution of the neither uninsured in nor equal; it is minimal in Massachusetts, but it merits 22% in Nevada. The number of uninsured children is less than adults; it reaches 7% of people under 18 nationwide. The report shows several trends in healthcare system. Up to 35 million uninsured people do not have any regular medical services for a year or more (Cohen & Martinez, 2012). Poverty is the main cause of lack of medical insurance in children and adults. 40% of poor children and almost 39% of poor adults experience the lack of coverage in healthcare services. Lack of insurance is most common in the group of people aged 24-35. The representatives of racial minorities are more likely to experience problems with healthcare coverage than others (Cohen & Martinez, 2012). These facts point out the economic situation which does not let people nationwide get the constant access to quality healthcare services. New free clinic can be a great contribution to... ... middle of paper ... ...reated by people for people; it does not appear from nowhere. Only is all people and organization cooperate with each other, the project can get enough financial resources, equipment and healthcare professionals to support local population. References Cohen, R.A. & Martinez, M.P. H. (2012). Health insurance coverage: Early release of estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2011. CDC. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur201206.pdf Notaro, S. J., Khan, M., Bryan, N., Kim, C., Osunero, T., Senseng, M. G., & Nasaruddin, M. (2012). Analysis of the demographic characteristics and medical conditions of the uninsured utilizing a free clinic. Journal of community health, 37(2), 501-506. Swartz, K. (2009). Health care for the poor: For whom, what care, and whose responsibility? Changing poverty, changing policies, 330-364.

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