CLEVELAND — Going to the dentist isn’t always easy, but for Doris Pittmon and many other Clevelanders, getting health services has just become a lot easier.
What You Need To Know
- One in six Ohio families spend
- of their total income on healthcare costs
- Healthcare costs could continue to rise for millions of people across the United States as Affordable Care Act premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year
- More than 300 health professionals and community groups are volunteering to help Ohioans get the care they need while evading costly medical bills
Pittmon is one of more than 1,000 Ohioans receiving free health services at MedWish Medwork’s 7th annual dental and medical clinic in Cleveland. The two-day event kicked off Friday morning at the Huntington Convention Center, welcoming a long line of patients seeking same-day care.
“It could be six months, three months before you can get in to see a dentist or a podiatrist, and you got things going on. But, if you can come somewhere like here, that’s offering different services, and you can get in and get seen … that’s all that you’re asking for,” Pittmon said…