Free health care event in South Carolina is off to a tremendous start

August 23, 2012August 22, 2012 Julie Campbell

Far more people volunteered than the organizers at the Fairgrounds in Columbia had ever expected. A free health care event held in Columbia at the Cantey Building on the State Fairgrounds has shown to be far more successful than anticipated as so many volunteers arrived that the organizers were forced to turn some of them away. The event was designed to provide services for the uninsured and under insured. The area that saw the most action was the dental effort, which is a reflection of the issue of a lack…

Occupy Wall Street protestors target Blue Cross Blue Shield

October 31, 2011October 31, 2011 S.Vagus

As snow falls in New York City, the protestors of the Occupy Wall Street movement have set their sights on the health insurance industry. Last week, hundreds of protestors marched to the Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield offices, which are located close to Zuccotti Park, where the Occupy Wall Street movement has taken root. The march culminated at the St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village, which had closed in April of this year due to crippling debt. Protestors are demanding the reopening of the hospital, which had accrued more than…