Posted on 02/04/2015 2:31:11 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
There's less than two weeks to go for all of us to have some form of health insurance, or be penalized by the government.
That means there's a last minute push in communities like Minneapolis's Cedar Riverside Neighborhood to sign people up.
Every immigrant community has its own unique barriers, but in the Somali community, advocates are racing against both time and culture.
Timadde Aden is a typical case. He's never had health insurance, but enrolled for medical assistance today through MNsure at the Somali Health Solutions office in Minneapolis.
One of the employees at that office, Hodan Guled, says, "Many of these folks may have not been to a doctor because they don't have health insurance or because they don't really understand how the system works."
MNsure is reaching out to minority communities through TV ads, but the Somali community needs a more personal touch.
That's where Faisal Derie comes in.
Derie has set up shop in restaurants and housing complexes, talking one on one with anyone who will listen. He's a one-man sales pitch that has helped hundreds sign up for health insurance....
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxtwincities.com ...
The reason my copay cost is up over 200 bucks a month.
So many things wrong with this picture.
WHY is there a “Somali Health Solutions office” in Minneapolis? If there is going to be a Somali Health Solutions office, it should be in Somalia.
The UN may have annexed Minneapolis to Somalia.
You’d think the Minnesota voters would start voting Republican.
I've heard the "it will be different this time" theme 100 times, they believe it!
Socialism cannot be separated from coercive force, in corresponding amounts.
Tyranny is like Kudzu, you can't have it as a nice little yard plant, it will take the whole yard and your house.
Glad we got out with our Yankee money and moved south...
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