looking to deny americans coverage. mitch mcconnell is sending letters to professional sports leagues telling them not to cooperate with any promotion about upcoming healthcare implantation warning against taking sides on obamacare. we re seeing an entire national party dedicateed to a form of sabotage to make sure ordinary working people have a hard time getting health insurance. that s it. thank about how preverse that is. we re the republican party and here to break things. they aren t just playing politics, playing with people s lives. joining me now is nicole lamero. msnbc partnered for a one-day free clinic in new orleans this wednesday, july 3rd. my first question for you is for those folks, the 700,000
msnbc has partnered with the nasc for a one day free clinic in new orleans this wednesday july 3rd. nicole, my first question for you is for these folks, say the 700,000 pennsylvanians who are making between the federal poverty line for a family of four, around $25,000, and 133% of that which is what the medicaid expansion would apply to, those are folks making around $32,000 a year. family of four. right. what what does it mean to them that they are not going to be eligible for medicaid? basically what it means it is they re not going to get access to the much needed health care they need. basic things like a physical, testing for diabetes. things we take for granted. you know, one thing we find all across the country is those people who are healthy take their health for granted. those people that are going to be excluded from medicaid expansion need this help and they re being ignored because people are playing politics with people and that s ridiculous. and this is precise
yet here we are with republicans in 21 states and 6 still up in the air looking to deny low-income residents federally funded health coverage. it s not just at the state level. in the senate, mitch mcconnell and john cornyn are sending letters to professional sports leagues like the nfl and nascar telling them not to cooperate with any promotion about upcoming health care implementation warning the leagues against taking sides on obama care. we are seeing an entire national party dedicated to a form of sabotage. the intent of which is to make sure that the ordinary working people have a hard time getting health insurance. that s it. i mean, think about how perverse that is. we re the republican party and we re here to break things. they re not just playing politics. they are playing with people s lives. joining me now is nicole lamero, executive director of the national association of free and charitable clinics. msnbc has partnered with the nasc for a one day free clinic in new orlean
biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene for people who suffer from dry mouth. we re back and we re talking about the importance of access to mental health care. i want to make sure everyone is aware next week msnbc will be helping to provide mental health care in new orleans. this network is partnering with the national association of free and charitable clinics to sponsor a free health clinic wednesday july 3rd in the city. you can help. see the information on screen to donate or set up an appointment. at that clinic patients will have access not only to free mental health evaluations but also to physical screens, prescriptions and to follow-up care. so i want to go to you, khalil.
care so they can have preventative care before leave are new orleans. so what can people do to help? volunteers and donations to do more of the clinics. i think you have the website up. nafcclinics.org. we still need more people. please register. come out. any able-bodied person can come out and volunteer. this is one of the best things i ve done as a physician is helping these people that need healthcare. thanks you. folks, be sure if you are in town you volunteer. take a look at the website. we have the web address up on the screen. just to recab, msnbc is partnering about the national association of free clinics. hosting a one free day this wednesday july 3rd. our own reverend al sharpton will host from the clinic that night. if you would like to propose healthcare to those without insurance, go to