When the federal government officially ended the coronavirus pandemic emergency in 2023, Medicaid “unwound” to pre-pandemic requirements.With Medicaid no longer available to them, patients in need flocked to free clinics around the United States.Paul Baumgartner, executive director of the Lorain County Free Clinic, 5040 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain, said his facility has experienced a spike […]
About 25.9 million Americans are either underinsured or uninsured as of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Cleveland Clinic and the Lorain County Free Clinic are looking to help county residents who currently are living without medical coverage. The Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital, 33300 Cleveland Clinic Blvd. in Avon, highlighted the work of […]
The Lorain County Free Clinic is celebrating Free Clinic Appreciation Month with the Ohio Department of Health and Charitable Health Network this December. The clinic, which has been running for 37 years, relies on the work of medical volunteers to give care to those in need. “You can’t say enough about them,” said Paul Baumgartner, […]
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief delivered 330 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and seven countries worldwide, including Ukraine. The shipments contained 4.3 million defined daily doses of medication, including N-95 masks, mental health medications, antibiotics, chronic disease medications, nutritional products, insulin, and cancer treatments. This week, a […]