Daily Caller: WASHINGTON — A botched rebound during a pickup basketball game changed the trajectory of Dr. Dana Kuhn’s life forever, sparking a nearly three-decade-long campaign to help people pay for health care that would otherwise leave them financially destitute. His mission to provide at-need individuals and families relief has landed him at odds with the highest government health care regulators in the U.S., and he is taking the fight to Congress.
The federal government is effectively working to upend Kuhn’s life’s mission of charitable giving, he says. He argues that his services balance carefully crafted government markets. His story is compelling and highlights the intricately connected battle between the government, lawmakers, corporations, and individuals in the world of health care.
It was 1983 and by all appearances, Kuhn was leading a normal life. He was married with two young children, living in Memphis and working towards becoming an ordained Presbyterian minister. He wasn’t overtly interested in health care, had never been treated in a hospital and was planning to dedicate his life to God.
As part of his theological training, Kuhn served a country church in Jackson, Tenn., which was having a fundraising pickup basketball game for the various charitable missions the local community churches supported together. Kuhn decided to play.
“I went up for a rebound and came down and broke my foot. I knew something was not good. I had never been treated before, but I knew I should go to the hospital. They found out I had hemophilia and treated me with a blood product,” Kuhn told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The blood that doctors gave Kuhn contained both the HIV and Hepatitis C viruses. read more
This article highlights the layers of complexity coming out of DC. My head was spinning and I quit reading it because I couldn’t comprehend what the hell any of it means other than that We The People are screwed.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-no-doubt-id-support-a-democrat-over-roy-moore/article/2640568
… & you wonder why the Red Cross thoroughly screens blood donations?
The PSI program is win, win, win….,but it messes with the “competitive” relationship between insurers under the Obamacare framework. Maddening.
This is a remarkably good man, doing remarkably good things.
I like him a lot despite the plaid bowtie.
Uncle Al,
The tie is logical, he’s Presbyterian.
(No offense at Presbyterians, we have good friends who are and the bow tie fits.)
Kuhn’s bowtie is the equivalent of Melania’s heels. Only he could make that thing look good / only she could wear them. He got a pervert’s blood, glad he’s making lemonade.
Damn, the lord laid a hard row to hoe for him. God bless.