U. of C. shunning poor patients?

Hospital Dispute - Obama's wife, 3 aides tied to plan to free up space

Sen. Barack Obama's wife and three close advisers have been involved with a program at the University of Chicago Medical Center that steers patients who don't have private insurance -- primarily poor, black people -- to other health care facilities.

Michelle Obama -- currently on unpaid leave from her $317,000-a-year job as a vice president of the prestigious hospital -- helped create the program, which aims to find neighborhood doctors for ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Obama Administration, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Aug 24, 2008 - 8:04 AM PDT
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