Should We Bet on Obamacare in Fresno?
A Place With the Most to Gain From the New Healthcare Law Faces Serious Challenges to Implementation
Fresno County stands to gain a lot from Obamacare: It has high rates of poverty, a large population of uninsured residents, and a problem with doctor shortages. But these are both opportunities and stumbling blocks in the implementation of the new healthcare law. Has the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed in Fresno, and will it be able to succeed? In front of a full house at Frank’s Place at Warnors Center in downtown Fresno, KPCC Southern California Public Radio health reporter and moderator for the evening Rebecca Plevin opened a …