This means thousands and thousands of Indians living in rural and remote places will be able to get the kind of basic health services that they need and that are their right.

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We approach this like any other business, we generate high volume and critical mass so we can reduce the cost to the clients and they can get the basic health services that they need.

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And ultimately, you know, in the United States, the conversation about race has to shift into a broader conversation about how do we make sure that every single person in this country is able to feed their family, have basic health care, get the kind of education that they need to succeed?

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The Times also reports on a study just released by a non-profit called Wider Opportunities for Women, that analyzes how much families need to earn in order to meet basic needs like health and child care, and to save to buy a home, and pay for college and retirement.

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The Bavarian proposes that patients should be able to pay less for health insurance in return for lower basic benefits, buying extra treatment if they need it.

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But we still may end up having to work to pay off loans needed for medical treatment and spending time and effort explaining ourselves to or defending ourselves against the police, the health services and even supposed allies in the LGB community every time we need basic - even non-Trans-related support.

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We need to enable public hospitals, and community and university health centers, to provide basic, affordable care for working families without insurance.

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