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So let's play out a scenario here. Let's say I didn't have health insurance. And all of a sudden I'm having chest pain and suffering from a heart attack. What happened? Do I just die in my chair or what happened?

You probably have two heart attacks thinking about the process.

You probably have two heart attacks thinking about the process.

Right, right. So really, what happens when people have, frankly, an emergency situation, they're uninsured?

Right, right. So really, what happens when people have, frankly, an emergency situation, they're uninsured?

Yeah. You know, we had, um, a colleague of mine, Jeff Louie, and actually a neighbor too. He's a, um, emergency room physician, um, pediatric emergency room physician. And this was really a say, and this, this exists, this problem exists where, um, Kids are admitted to the ER with some kind of medical issue and they are in the foster system or what have you. And guess what?

Yeah. You know, we had, um, a colleague of mine, Jeff Louie, and actually a neighbor too. He's a, um, emergency room physician, um, pediatric emergency room physician. And this was really a say, and this, this exists, this problem exists where, um, Kids are admitted to the ER with some kind of medical issue and they are in the foster system or what have you. And guess what?

The ER then lands up being the foster home where the kids are literally living in the ER because there's no place for them to go. All right, so all of these complicated, which then creates an access issue for people who need to get into the ER for actual emergency treatment.

The ER then lands up being the foster home where the kids are literally living in the ER because there's no place for them to go. All right, so all of these complicated, which then creates an access issue for people who need to get into the ER for actual emergency treatment.

Right.

Right.

It's really, really sad. So, all right, Lynn, you've been studying this a long time. And I can't help but think that a good academic mind can help us to, based on what you've researched, what you know, we know where the past has been. We know where we are now, this kind of state of confusion around access and insurance. What do you perceive?

It's really, really sad. So, all right, Lynn, you've been studying this a long time. And I can't help but think that a good academic mind can help us to, based on what you've researched, what you know, we know where the past has been. We know where we are now, this kind of state of confusion around access and insurance. What do you perceive?

What do you really think is going to happen going forward based on everything that you've done?

What do you really think is going to happen going forward based on everything that you've done?

And, you know, people who are not covered changes. You know, one year you can be covered and the next year you're not covered. It's like whatever. You know, I'll tell you, you know, as a public health person for my career, I was happy with the Affordable Care Act. Was it the full enchilada? Absolutely not. But I found myself saying things, at least we've got the train out of the stations.

And, you know, people who are not covered changes. You know, one year you can be covered and the next year you're not covered. It's like whatever. You know, I'll tell you, you know, as a public health person for my career, I was happy with the Affordable Care Act. Was it the full enchilada? Absolutely not. But I found myself saying things, at least we've got the train out of the stations.

And to your point, you know, all right, once the train is at the station, at least, you know, along the way, we can see the ups, the downs, the sideways and make changes to an infrastructure that at least we've created. It's better than nothing at this point.

And to your point, you know, all right, once the train is at the station, at least, you know, along the way, we can see the ups, the downs, the sideways and make changes to an infrastructure that at least we've created. It's better than nothing at this point.

Yeah, yeah.