The problem this and the other public hospitals have is that the medical supply corporations price the drugs at the point that if you don’t have medical insurance you don’t get the treatments. The kid we saw when we walked in suffers from leukemia, and his parents can’t really afford the drugs and treatment, but they do so by not eating for days at a time. Some days when I come here I’m surprised that he’s not gone.”
Nick shook his head and looked at the waiting area; it was full to overflowing, and all he could see was two doctors and both had large bags under their eyes. The room itself wasn’t exactly clean, but it wasn’t dirty.