Joe Manchin Is Ignoring the Health Care Crisis in His Own Backyard
Last year, corporate Democrat Joe Manchin blocked a plan to expand Medicare, arguing it would be too expensive. A free medical and dental clinic just a few miles from his home in West Virginia makes clear just how badly people need such care.
In early June, hundreds of patients congregated at a clinic in Charleston, West Virginia, designed to offer free medical, dental, and vision services to people in need. The operation was taking place just a few miles away from the riverfront home of Senator Joe Manchin. (Third Way Think Tank / Flickr)
In early June, Charles Combs traveled fifty miles to attend a free pop-up health clinic in Charleston, West Virginia, to have some teeth extracted.
He pulled down his face mask, revealing a patchwork of missing teeth, and pointed to a damaged tooth in the center that needed to be removed.
A resident of Lincoln County, Combs said he’s disabled from a head injury he sustained years ago as a laborer and does not have health or dental insurance. He told us he has resorted to extracting his own teeth because dental care is too expensive.
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