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In 1916: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
For starters, they’re entitled to Medi-Cal health care for the poor.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Here’s What To Do There is a way for people to get the government to pay for long-term, comprehensive home health aide services through Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
For starters, they’re entitled to Medi-Cal healthcare for the poor.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
For starters, they’re entitled to Medi-Cal health care for the poor.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Here’s What To Do There is a way for people to get the government to pay for long-term, comprehensive home health aide services through Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
For starters, they’re entitled to Medi-Cal healthcare for the poor.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for the poor
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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