"The American people would have been incredibly proud of watching our military folks dispense with basic health care needs to people who needed help, " Bush said.

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And neither Medicare nor most insurance plans pay them to even ask about these critical needs, much less connect patients to people who can help.

FORBES: The Need to Link Medical and Social Care for Seniors

The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, with particular attention to those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"To help people like my sisters, there needs to be a large enough sample of people who contribute genomic information so we can draw statistically significant inferences, " says Mr. Wilbanks.

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Through the imposition of economic institutions that predictably make it impossible for many people to meet their basic social and economic needs, those who impose these institutions are actually harming people rather than merely failing to help them.

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