Heal Thyself

Recent cuts to Truman Medical Center have left patient care in a sickly state:

The changes include the elimination of the hospital's prescription assistance program and the requirement that nonemergency patients who live outside Kansas City or Jackson County make a down payment on their anticipated bill and commit to paying the balance. And Truman eliminated dental services at its Lakewood facility for adult patients who lack dental coverage, unless they work out a payment plan in advance.

Capitalism sure is fun unless you're poor or sick. I hope all of Missouri's leaders who pushed for the cuts are enjoying good health. Did they envision all of the poor, sick people they would be turning away when cuts to medical services took effect? Nobody said that "Compassionate Conservatism" was actually referring to Hospice care.