What annoys me as well is that when an uninsured person does go to the doctor in many cases they must go to an emergency room in order to be treated in a timely manor.

Seems to me the cost of more free clinics could be balanced out by the savings of emergency visits. As well as the benefit of not plugging up the system with head cold patience’s that take resources away from real emergency patients. However I’m sure a lot of head cold patients would be screaming when they get turned away from the ER.