A nonprofit organization that holds free clinics for people who need medical, dental and eye care wants to stage a three-day event in the District, but its leaders say they cannot afford the $77,000 price tag to set up shop at the D.C. Armory, one of the few public sites in the city large enough for the thousands of people who typically show up.Some people want to raise the cost of health through fees and regulation. Imagine that.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Free clinic sponsor objects to D.C. fee: $77,000 is 'prohibitively high,' says nonprofit group planning health-care event
The Washington Post reports: