Often times the only medical attention that people living on the streets receive is emergency care when severe situations arise, but  new proposals currently being considered by Congress will extend Medicare coverage to many homeless individuals, and help to provide much needed primary and preventative care.  Health care reform must include an increase of support for the country’s most vulnerable citizens, and these proposals give me hope that serious change is under way.   These reforms will also increase funding to more sufficiently reimburse hospitals and clinics that provide charity care for low-income patients.

Elvin, recently interviewed for InvisiblePeople.tv, is someone who likely understands the importance of improving health care coverage, as he has worked as a nurse for years and is now homeless.  Listen to his story below and use the action links below to find out what you can do to help support health care for the homeless.

Elvin from InvisiblePeople.tv on Vimeo.