Medical clinic for uninsured seeks fundraising boost for new, expanded building

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 | 2 a.m.

When she’s not delivering babies at her private practice, Dr. Florence Jameson can usually be found roaming the halls of an old park building near Tropicana and Eastern avenues. Since 2010, the county-owned building has been home to a free clinic that provides primary care, immunizations, basic diagnostic tests and medication to uninsured Las Vegans who don’t qualify for Medicaid. The clinic is run by the nonprofit Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada and is staffed by a team of volunteer doctors, nurses and office workers. Jameson, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Las Vegas for more than 20 years who helped found ...

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By Bob635

Dec. 9, 2012

6:12 a.m.

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The US is the richest country in the world, yet, it does not have national health care like ALL the other developed countries.

The greed of rich people and their control of the US political system will insure a future for ALL rich people at the expense of the 99%.

BTW, rich people live on the average 10 years longer than poor people. That means that rich people get 10 years more social security - that they really don't need- than poor people.

YET, these rich people paid in the same amount of social security tax as poor people. Yep, the game is set up for the rich to always win.